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The F-35 Can't Run On Warm Gas From A Fuel Truck That Sat In The Sun
The F-35 program continues to work through a litany of problems, but this one is almost laughable. According to the USAF, the troubled fighter cannot use gas from standard green colored USAF fuel trucks if it has been sitting in the sun. Considering that these jets will most likely find themselves operating in the desert or in somewhere in the scorching Pacific, this is a big problem. (foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Sounds about right to me. Weren't hydraulics included in that cooling part too or to save weight? I would hope this whole story was from the onion or such. Sad part is, there is just enough truth in there to be believable. If this mess is all true, it will make the $40 toilet seat seem like child's play.
Boeings bid was test ready and Build ready. It didnt need to be designed. It was just ugly, the military didnt want ugly. But it Functioned as requested for all the requirements.
This Lockheed Boondogle was a political choice.
This Lockheed Boondogle was a political choice.
So many billions of $ and we are choking on warm gas????????????????????????? Junk the thing, take our losses, fire the ones responsible and lets move on.
I am sure they will do that if they didn't presold so many planes to UK, Japan, Canada and many other countries lazy enough to build their own. (or want to kiss someone's ****)
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Cool the avionics and sub-systems with fuel? Who thinks this stuff up?