US DoD stops F35 Deliveries

[Kccv23highliftcam]

https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-news/2018/04/...


"The dispute is rooted in a quality control issue that caused F-35. At the time, corrosion was found in fastener holes of F-35As being repaired at Hill Air Force Base in Utah."

Why are they repairing brand new aircraft?

Maybe they have drilled too deep and punctured some O2 lines??

Edited by Kccv23highliftcam on Thursday 12th April 12:20

[Tony1963]

When I was doing acceptance checks on brand new Tornados at Marham in 1983, the undersides of the wings were already corroded, there was corrosion inside the nose landing gear struts, and we found a torch inside a wing tank.

Planes are expensive, but they are a long long way from being perfect, even when new.

[Eric Mc]

Kccv23highliftcam said:

https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-news/2018/04/...


"The dispute is rooted in a quality control issue that caused F-35.

Caused F-35 to do what?

[FourWheelDrift]

Eric Mc said:

Kccv23highliftcam said:

https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-news/2018/04/...


"The dispute is rooted in a quality control issue that caused F-35.

Caused F-35 to do what?

F-35s were created by quality control issues.

[Eric Mc]

Based on what they look like, I wouldn't be surprised.

[Boatbuoy]

Eric Mc said:

Based on what they look like, I wouldn't be surprised.

Huh?

[Eric Mc]

Boatbuoy said:

Huh?

You like their looks?

[RizzoTheRat]

Eric Mc said:

You like their looks?

Considering the alternative was the X-32....

I think the F-35 looks ok though.

[Eric Mc]

RizzoTheRat said:

Eric Mc said:

You like their looks?

Considering the alternative was the X-32....

I think the F-35 looks ok though.

Agree the X-32 was even worse - but to me, the F-35 is still a bit of a pig to look at.

[Boatbuoy]

Eric Mc said:

RizzoTheRat said:

Eric Mc said:

You like their looks?

Considering the alternative was the X-32....

I think the F-35 looks ok though.

Agree the X-32 was even worse - but to me, the F-35 is still a bit of a pig to look at.

Eric, I fail to see the correlation between the way it looks, and any quality control issues.

[Yertis]

Boatbuoy said:

Eric Mc said:

RizzoTheRat said:

Eric Mc said:

You like their looks?

Considering the alternative was the X-32....

I think the F-35 looks ok though.

Agree the X-32 was even worse - but to me, the F-35 is still a bit of a pig to look at.

Eric, I fail to see the correlation between the way it looks, and any quality control issues.

Eric Mc joke fails PH joke-quality control check.

[Eric Mc]

Boatbuoy Sense of Humour fails quality control test.

[iphonedyou]

Eric Mc said:

Boatbuoy Sense of Humour fails quality control test.

Your 'joke' made absolutely zero sense.

Based on how they look, you're not surprised they've quality control issues. Eh?

[Munter]

iphonedyou said:

Your 'joke' made absolutely zero sense.

Based on how they look, you're not surprised they've quality control issues. Eh?

Just pass it by. It's gone so far over you head you didn't see the setup, so now your angry about the punchline.

[aeropilot]

Nanook said:

We're due to start flying trials later this year.

We've been doing that for quite a few years already........

[mcdjl]

aeropilot said:

Nanook said:

We're due to start flying trials later this year.

We've been doing that for quite a few years already........

I presume he means on the mobile airfield.

[aeropilot]

mcdjl said:

aeropilot said:

Nanook said:

We're due to start flying trials later this year.

We've been doing that for quite a few years already........

I presume he means on the mobile airfield.

I would think that will depend on how close they get to Land Only Ops IOC declaration, which is scheduled to be by end of this year.
We'll only own 17 jets by the end of 2018 anyway, and given the Queen Liz is supposed to be sailing over to US to bring back enough of them for the IOC.....that doesn't leave many left over there to continue the trials and stuff?
And how many of the jets are Block 3F anyway?

There's so much smoke n mirrors about the F-35B because of all the problems with it, its hard to known anything really......other than it appears to consume money at a fast rate than it can burn through fuel....

[mcdjl]

aeropilot said:

I would think that will depend on how close they get to Land Only Ops IOC declaration, which is scheduled to be by end of this year.
We'll only own 17 jets by the end of 2018 anyway, and given the Queen Liz is supposed to be sailing over to US to bring back enough of them for the IOC.....that doesn't leave many left over there to continue the trials and stuff?
And how many of the jets are Block 3F anyway?

There's so much smoke n mirrors about the F-35B because of all the problems with it, its hard to known anything really......other than it appears to consume money at a fast rate than it can burn through fuel....

They'll have to fly them on to QEC..trials done!
As to £....thats only cos they're not allowed to fly them.

[Kccv23highliftcam]

aeropilot said:

mcdjl said:

aeropilot said:

Nanook said:

We're due to start flying trials later this year.

We've been doing that for quite a few years already........

I presume he means on the mobile airfield.

I would think that will depend on how close they get to Land Only Ops IOC declaration, which is scheduled to be by end of this year.
We'll only own 17 jets by the end of 2018 anyway, and given the Queen Liz is supposed to be sailing over to US to bring back enough of them for the IOC.....that doesn't leave many left over there to continue the trials and stuff?
And how many of the jets are Block 3F anyway?

There's so much smoke n mirrors about the F-35B because of all the problems with it, its hard to known anything really......other than it appears to consume money at a fast rate than it can burn through fuel....

If the C of IOC is boring holes in the sky then fine.

BTW how's the vitally important SIM coming along?