F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

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93fiM5

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timepass said:
F-35 can snap your neck during ejection under circumstances.


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Concern is mounting on Capitol Hill after recent tests revealed a lightweight F-35 pilot’s neck could snap when ejecting at certain speeds.
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Your first statement is misleading. The ejection seat has issues at CERTAIN flight speeds with pilots that weigh UNDER 136lbs. If you weigh over 136lbs its a non issue.

-Greg
 
thunderchief

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93fiM5 said:
Your first statement is misleading. The ejection seat has issues at CERTAIN flight speeds with pilots that weigh UNDER 136lbs. If you weigh over 136lbs its a non issue.

-Greg
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This is primarily political question. In age of political correctness it would be almost impossible to build a plane that is not suitable for women. Therefore, some issues that were not a problem before, are becoming problems now.
 
Brumby

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thunderchief said:
This is primarily political question. In age of political correctness it would be almost impossible to build a plane that is not suitable for women. Therefore, some issues that were not a problem before, are becoming problems now.
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Shouldn't this be a non issue. Just impose a weight threshold on F-35 pilot qualification. It is not a gender issue but rather you need to have certain physical attributes to perform certain jobs.
 
Air Force Brat

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FORBIN said:
A nice view yes he is fat :) for carry much fuel have a good range and mainly a nice load for make their day to bad guys :mad:
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Yes, that is called a lifting body, I don't know how many of remember the XF-24(precise nomenclature-NO), anyway a manned lifting body, you could cut 2/3s of the main wing off on both sides and it would still fly, take more airspeed to generate lift, but it would make enough lift to support itself, particularly if under power, yes she is wide.
 
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PALMDALE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2015 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed – on budget and on schedule – the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be assembled in Japan's F-35 Final Assembly and Checkout (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan. The center fuselage, designated AX-5, will be integrated into an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant.

Northrop Grumman celebrated the production milestone with a brief ceremony Oct. 2 at its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence, the site of its F-35 Integrated Assembly Line (IAL). Consul General of Japan Hidehisa Horinouchi, based in Los Angeles, attended the ceremony on behalf of the Japanese government along with executives from Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, the F-35 prime contractor.

"Today's event marks another significant step toward helping the Department of Defense produce a fifth-generation, multirole fighter that can meet the common air combat requirements of the U.S. and its allies," said Brian Chappel, vice president and F-35 program manager, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "Using our Integrated Assembly Line, we're continuing to increase the affordability and quality of the F-35 center fuselage, while steadily increasing our production rate. Our success is helping the F-35 industry team meet the operational need dates of our international customers."

The center fuselage is a core structure of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. As a principal member of the F-35 industry team, Northrop Grumman designed and produces the center fuselage for all three F-35 variants: the F-35A; the F-35B short takeoff vertical landing variant; and the F-35C carrier variant.

The AX-5 center fuselage is one of 42 center fuselages that Northrop Grumman will produce for Japan. It is the 207th center fuselage that the company has produced at its Palmdale site, and the 30th such unit delivered this year.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will perform final assembly and checkout of the Japanese F-35As. The process includes mating the center fuselage to the forward fuselage/cockpit and wings produced by Lockheed Martin, and the aft fuselage produced by BAE Systems.

The IAL is a highly automated set of work cells developed to assemble – efficiently, affordably and with high precision – the center fuselage for all three F-35 variants. In 2013, the IAL was designated the "Assembly Plant of the Year" by Assembly Magazine, the first and only time to date that this honor has been bestowed on an aerospace and defense contractor.

Northrop Grumman plays a key role in the development and production of the F-35 weapons system. In addition to producing the jet's center fuselage, the company produces its radar, electro-optical, avionics and communications subsystems. It also develops mission systems and mission-planning software; develops and maintains pilot and maintainer training systems courseware; and manages the team's use, support and maintenance of low-observable technologies.
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...and the beat goes on.
 
Jeff Head

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Another great video (3:22 long) of second round of Developmental Testing for the F-35C at sea aboard the USS Eisenhower. Landings, Take-offs, touch and gos, deck handling, etc. They look very nice at sea! The "Charlie" has a lot of wing. More fuel, more ordinance, better handling. Nice.


Hehehe...and the beat goes on!
 
Air Force Brat

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Jeff Head said:
Another great video (3:22 long) of second round of Developmental Testing for the F-35C at sea aboard the USS Eisenhower. Landings, Take-offs, touch and gos, deck handling, etc. They look very nice at sea! The "Charlie" has a lot of wing. More fuel, more ordinance, better handling. Nice.


Hehehe...and the beat goes on!
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Very sweet, although I would like to see the wings folding and unfolding, just a beautiful airplane that has adapted very nicely to the boat. I hope the Navy gets their Ducks in a row and goes all in for this bird, it is the nicest of the three airplanes, it really is.
 
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