Thursday, June 26, 2014

F-35 A/B flying will not continue until fire-mishap cause is known and resolved

Having seen how the aircraft mishap process actually works (multiple times), this news from an F-35 fan-based source states that the mishap aircraft is still where it ended its take-off roll (this changed with one refresh of the browser page a minute after I read it, see below).... that F-35 flying won't continue until the known cause of the fire appears and is dealt with.


The F-35A struck by fire as it took off from Eglin Air Force Base has been secured and is under armed guard in a secure hanger and the Air Force and Marines are not flying their versions of the Joint Strike Fighter program until they know more about the fire’s causes.

“We will resume flying once we know more about the cause of the F-35A fire that occurred at Eglin AFB earlier this week,” Capt. Richard Ulsh, a spokesman for Marine aviation, said in an email.

Interesting how the C is not mentioned. Grounding the A would be a very USAF-like response. No one wants to risk their career on another mishap until things are known.

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