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So beside the touch screen, critical functions and guages have no backups on F-35 ???
There is a dedicated artificial horizon below the main display panel. So they likely have redundancy for the minimum you would need to safely land the plane I think.
A backup for the helmet integrated head up display at least.
B-1B cockpit original vs upgraded.
If I remember accurately, the F-35 screen is made up of two individual displays. I might be thinking of some other US fighter with "split screens" but I'm not 100% sure.
Nice if it's split in the middle, it give at least some redundacy, it's a fine line maximising the surface ! Nice article about the touch screen in 2021, don't know if problems are sorted or not.
Raptor pilots have started using the new helmet.
An F-22 Raptor from the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team performs during the 2023 Dyess Big Country Air Fest at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 22, 2023. More than 30,000 people attended the one-day event highlighting the best of America’s only lift and strike base, Air Force heritage, and Dyess AFB community partners. The air show featured the F-22 demo team, U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue, U.S. Army Golden Knights, WWII heritage flight, B-1B Lancer and C-130J Super Hercules flyovers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)
A 114th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon waits to taxi for evening operations at Joe Foss Field, S.D. April 26, 2023. Pilots and personnel from operations and maintenance conduct evening operations to maintain their mission readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Solberg)
A special tactics Airman jumps from a Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules over Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 26, 2023, in support of exercise Emerald Warrior. The exercise prepares forces for a complex and evolving security environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlanys Diaz Figueroa)
Airmen assigned to the 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron Tactical Response Force secure a launch facility during a recapture and recovery exercise in support of exercise Global Thunder 23 near Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 28, 2023. Global Thunder is U.S. Strategic Command’s annual nuclear command and control exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Wright)
A C-130 Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System from Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing performs a water drop April 14, 2023, during MAFFS Spring Training 2023, in Green Valley, Calif. Training included classroom sessions, flying and ground operations for Air Force aircrews, civilian lead plane pilots and support personnel from the USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, other federal agencies, and CAL FIRE. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber)
Col. Justin Spears, 49th Wing commander, introduces his dog, Blue, to a Vision 60 Q-UGV ground robot at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., April 17, 2023. The Vision 60 is a quadrupedal ground robot capable of maneuvering through rough terrain, making it perfect for patrolling Holloman AFB’s arid environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Pedrazzini)
A 28th Bomb Wing B-1B Lancer prepares to take flight for a Bomber Task Force mission at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 12, 2023. The bomber missions provide opportunities to train and work with allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin McIntosh)
Operators from the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron load onto an MH-6 Little Bird during exercise Agile Chariot in Riverton, Wyo., May 2, 2023. The exercise hones capabilities linked to agile combat employment. Instead of relying on large, fixed bases and infrastructure, ACE uses smaller, more dispersed locations and teams to rapidly move and support aircraft, pilots and other personnel to wherever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carly Kavish)
More than 700 ROTC and Junior ROTC cadets, Airmen and leadership from the 6th Air Refueling Wing pose for a photo in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker during Military Career Day at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 28, 2023. The event allowed Airmen to share their experiences with America’s future leaders in an effort to educate, inform and inspire change. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook)
A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, supporting a Bomber Task Force mission April 20, 2023. Bomber missions demonstrate the credibility of U.S. forces to address a complex and uncertain security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Pugh)