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Warren DeMontague

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2. You mean the carrier version can't, actually, land on carriers? Whoops.

Reply to Pilotguy (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 06:58 PM

Jan 2012

Still, I'd be interested in seeing a source that isn't rt.

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F-35C jet fighter unable to land on carriers [View all] Pilotguy Jan 2012 OP

Unbelievable. They've been manufacturing planes to land on carriers for how many years? gateley Jan 2012 #1

No, it didn't make it anywhere close to completion. TheWraith Jan 2012 #4

You mean the carrier version can't, actually, land on carriers? Whoops. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #2

UPI Pilotguy Jan 2012 #6

Thanks. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #12

Of course, it can't... MrScorpio Jan 2012 #3

F-35B is in trouble also. DoD failed with the multi purpose aircraft F-111, lucked out by chance jody Jan 2012 #5

And we still can't win. RC Jan 2012 #11

Been in combat myself. That's why I identify with the Marines who were fed up and said "Piss on it"! jody Jan 2012 #16

That sounds like one of those "a small child could spot this" design flaws. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2012 #7

God damn it.....that is quite a design flaw....SNAFU. Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #8

(QLR ) Quick look review , Who orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #9

"US Marine Corps version of the F-35 Lightning II" is the F-35B not F-35C. nt jody Jan 2012 #10

The F-35C is the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter Pilotguy Jan 2012 #15

F-22 Raptor Pilotguy Jan 2012 #13

No sweat re oxygen, just restrict F-35s to less than 12k feet altitude. In the meantime DoD has jody Jan 2012 #18

k&r for exposure. This is important. n/t Laelth Jan 2012 #14

$56 billion pokerfan Jan 2012 #17

... redqueen Jan 2012 #38

Yet another engineering marvel! man4allcats Jan 2012 #19

35 or so Democrats voted for this monstrosity, and continue to support it. joshcryer Jan 2012 #20

While you're ousting and electing twice as many orpupilofnature57 Jan 2012 #25

Isn't this fixable? Nt DevonRex Jan 2012 #21

For only several billion dollars it can be fixed. Angleae Jan 2012 #23

Lockheed says the fix is underway & should be retested in 2nd quarter of this year pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #24

This is really a non-issue. DevonRex Jan 2012 #39

So we need to build more and bigger carriers? gratuitous Jan 2012 #22

No, that wouldn't help. stevenleser Jan 2012 #41

How can you say that until we try it? gratuitous Jan 2012 #42

How many billions? Bucky Jan 2012 #26

Hardly Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #45

The F4U Corsair wasn't considered Carrier worthy at first either. Ganja Ninja Jan 2012 #27

Which is why they do testing tammywammy Jan 2012 #28

The problem with the Corsair was forward visibility. teamster633 Jan 2012 #31

It had other problems too. Ganja Ninja Jan 2012 #34

If they can land a C-130 on deck witout arrester gear oneshooter Jan 2012 #32

My father flew corsairs. God he loved that plane. Warts DevonRex Jan 2012 #36

I can't imagine what it would be like to be an early 20 something ... Ganja Ninja Jan 2012 #40

He was 20 by a couple of months DevonRex Jan 2012 #44

This fighter will never see the light of day chrisa Jan 2012 #29

This is what comes from cookbook engineering hootinholler Jan 2012 #30

Whoops. n/t leeroysphitz Jan 2012 #33

make the tailhook longer.... Evasporque Jan 2012 #35

They already are. See pinboy's reply to me above. Nt DevonRex Jan 2012 #37

Most likely solution: Give more money to the MIC to develop a shinier model with more chrome. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #43