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bcuster
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The USMC seems to've misplaced a $100 million dollar aircraft
Marine Corps F-35 Jet Fighter Lost in 'Mishap' - MSN
Marine Corps F-35 Jet Fighter Lost in 'Mishap' - MSN
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spitfire
Walty McWaltface
The USMC seems to've misplaced a $100 million do1lar aircraft
Hunt for missing F-35 jet after pilot ejects but warplane keeps flying
THE US military is desperately searching for a F-35 fighter jet after a “mishap” caused its pilot to eject but the warplane continued flying. The “ghost” F-35 went missing o…www.the-sun.com
Well that's pretty careless. I'm sure the other branches of the military will be very understanding and not take the piss at all.
By the way bcuster, it is (mostly) traditional on these boards that we don't link to The Sun, it is considered a non paper for various reasons but mostly the following. As an American I wouldn't necessarily expect you to know that so just passing on the info.
Don’t Buy The Sun
A surprising number of people seem unaware of the boycott of The Sun by supporters of Liverpool Football Club. Some don’t seem to know it is boycotted, others don’t know why. Some peopl…
www.anfieldroad.com
The headlines and sub-headlines on the front page of The Sun newspaper on the Wednesday following the disaster were as follows:
So just four days after their loved ones had died, four days after they had narrowly escaped death themselves, Liverpool supporters were confronted with those headlines. People actually believed those headlines. Those who were there did not believe the headlines of course, nor did those who knew people who had been there. Unfortunately though a lot of people did believe those headlines; people who were not Liverpool supporters, perhaps supporters of another team or people who did not follow football at all. The headlines sewed seeds in so many people’s minds that the 96 supporters died at the hands of their own kind. All lies, all proven to be lies, yet never put right by that publication.
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bcuster
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I do remember being advised of that before. Please accept my apologies. I'm in the US and don't follow UK news sourcing closely. I'll do better in the future...Well that's pretty careless. I'm sure the otehr branches of the military will be very understanding and not take the piss at all.
By the way bcuster, it is (mostly) traditional on these boards that we don't link to The Sun, it is considered a non paper for various reasons but mostly the following. As an American I wouldn't necessarily expect you to know that so just passing on the info.
Don’t Buy The Sun
A surprising number of people seem unaware of the boycott of The Sun by supporters of Liverpool Football Club. Some don’t seem to know it is boycotted, others don’t know why. Some peopl…
The headlines and sub-headlines on the front page of The Sun newspaper on the Wednesday following the disaster were as follows:
So just four days after their loved ones had died, four days after they had narrowly escaped death themselves, Liverpool supporters were confronted with those headlines. People actually believed those headlines. Those who were there did not believe the headlines of course, nor did those who knew people who had been there. Unfortunately though a lot of people did believe those headlines; people who were not Liverpool supporters, perhaps supporters of another team or people who did not follow football at all. The headlines sewed seeds in so many people’s minds that the 96 supporters died at the hands of their own kind. All lies, all proven to be lies, yet never put right by that publication.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
gosub
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Pilot asked his mum. She said 'where was the last place you had it?' And it wasn't there
2hats
Dust.
Minor downside to ultra-low RCS stealth tech.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
2 x T6 Harvard/Texan crashed on landing at The Reno Air Race. 
eu.rgj.com
Reno Air Racing Association CEO on loss of two pilots: 'It could happen to any one of us'
All races have been suspended on the last day of the final event at Reno-Stead airport.
eu.rgj.com
T & P
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I can’t even remember anymore if it was a plane or some other piece of advanced US military kit, but whatever happened about that US airplane/ missile/ whatever that sank to the bottom of sea, somewhere near China I believe, and resulted in a wacky race to the bottom between the US and China to find it first? Or have I imagined the whole thing?
petee
no gods, no malarkey
2 x T6 Harvard/Texan crashed on landing at The Reno Air Race.
Reno Air Racing Association CEO on loss of two pilots: 'It could happen to any one of us'
All races have been suspended on the last day of the final event at Reno-Stead airport.
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I heard this on the radio over morning coffee. what a way to start the day. and it led me to ask for the nth time: why are there air shows? there are only two outcomes: 1, it worked; 2, death. if 1, well it's supposed to. if 2, I'd rather not voluntarily watch a life spectacularly snuffed out.
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2hats
Dust.
Debris field located in a rural area a few tens of km north of Charleston, SC.
Debris found in search for missing F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina; pilot safely ejected
Officials say the debris was discovered two hours northeast of Joint Base Charleston.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
will all be a bit embarrassing if pilot was trying to adust the driving seat height or something and got the eject lever by mistake...
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
It'll be in the last place they look.
gosub
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You'd hope so
Bound to be some people keeping an eye out for it who don't know its been found.
I had looked in the hall cupboard which is where most things I don't know where they've gone turn up.
One less thing to remember next time I go to the garage
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gosub
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Got to love eletric towbarsTBF, that was pretty quiet
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
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spitfire
Walty McWaltface
I've been to a few and haven't seen any accidents, (I did see a Mustang nearly ground loop but he caught it just in time). There is an element of risk involved but you could say the same about motor racing.
I was upside down in a plane 2 weeks ago and was fully aware of the risks but it felt like it was worth it, I may not have felt the same whilst plummeting towards the ground if it had all gone wrong but it never happens to "you" does it?
Also has to be said Reno air races is a spectacularly dangerous activity and not really like a typical air show. Seems like they are looking for a new home so you may not be the only person wondering why it's allowed.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Some stuff has an inherent danger that people will accept to an extent, though I think we’re becoming more risk averse. When I was younger they used to do powerboat racing in Bristol Docks, supposedly the most dangerous course in the world at the time due to the tightness of the circuit. It seemed fairly normal for people to die every so often doing it, like it was an accepted risk. They removed a jetty that was the cause of several crashes in the end, before giving up the whole thing. It just seems mental in retrospect.
bcuster
Well-Known Member
A jet on the bottom of the Mediterranean shows why even small parts can cause big problems for the F-35
Even a small error with a minor piece of equipment can have catastrophic consequences for an aircraft as complex as the F-35.
www.businessinsider.com
T & P
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I’m guessing the F-35 A variant must be significantly more capable than the B? Otherwise why not simply go for the B variant with its STOVL capability, which would have come handy for landing on icy runways?
bcuster
Well-Known Member
my guess: cost
