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Royal Navy Considering Adding Catapults, Arresting Gear to Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers to operate F/A-18E/F, F-35C, Rafale and high performance uncrewed strike and support systems – The Aviation Geek Club

The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers would move from STOVL to STOL then to STOBAR and then to CATOBAR. The Royal Navy would like to retrofit arrestor gear and assisted launch equipment as part of a broader Future Maritime Aviation Force (FMAF) vision, Colonel Phil Kelly, Head of Carrier Strike and Maritime Aviation within the Royal …

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Former Lockheed Martin Flightline Quality Assurance Manager explains why the first F-35s required chilled fuel if temperatures on the day of flight were above 80°F – The Aviation Geek Club

‘The F-35 is the most advanced fighter jet to date in terms of technology and that requires a tremendous amount of computing. As you know heat is the biggest threat to computers,’ Earl Belz, Former Lockheed Martin Flightline Quality Assurance Manager. The F-35 is designed to replace aging fighter inventories including US Air Force F-16s …

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Tomcats reactivated as VMFA-311. The unit is USMC’s second F-35C Lightning II squadron. – The Aviation Geek Club

Third Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) reactivated Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311, an F-35C Lightning II squadron, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California, on Apr. 14, 2023. Third Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) reactivated Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311, an F-35C Lightning II squadron, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California, on …

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Pilot Error After ‘Sierra Hotel Break’ behind last year South China Sea F-35C Lightning II Crash – The Aviation Geek Club

An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter belonging to Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) “Argonauts” was lost on Jan. 24, 2022 due to a mistake by the fighter pilot during landing aboard the carrier USS Carl Vinson. An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter belonging to Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) “Argonauts” was lost on Jan. 24, 2022 due …

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CH-53K King Stallion lifts F-35C Lightning II in external load test – The Aviation Geek Club

The F-35C and rigging weighed about 22,000 pounds. The CH-53K is currently cleared to conduct a 27,000-pound external lift and is projected to be cleared for a 36,000-pound external lift. A CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) performed an external load certification lift of an inoperable F-35 …

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Pentagon halts deliveries of the F-35 Lighting II after discovery of Chinese alloy used in Turbomachine Pumps of the engine of the Joint Strike Fighter – The Aviation Geek Club

The Defense Department suspended deliveries of the fighters from prime contractor Lockheed Martin following the discovery of the alloy, used in a magnet in a component built by Honeywell International and connected to the F-35 Lighting II fighter jets engine. It’s unlikely that a Chinese alloy built into a magnet connected to the F-35 Lighting …

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USMC to reduce the number of F-35 Lightning II strike fighters in some squadrons – The Aviation Geek Club

The USMC is not reducing the program or record of 420 F-35 Lightning II strike fighters. The US Marine Corps (USMC) plans to reduce the number of F-35 Lightning II strike fighters planned for some Marine fighter attack squadrons but is not reducing the program or record of 420 F-35s, Sea Power Magazine reports. According …

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As US Navy Prepares Recovery Operations for crashed F-35C Lightning II, Japan Coast Guard Issues Salvage Warning in South China Sea – The Aviation Geek Club

The US Navy is preparing salvage operations for an F-35C Lighting II lost on Jan. 24, 2022. As the US 7th Fleet told to USNI News on Jan. 31, 2022, the US Navy is preparing salvage operations for an F-35C Lighting II lost on Jan. 24. “The U.S. Navy is making recovery operations arrangements for …

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The F-35C Lighting II that crashed Yesterday fell off USS Carl Vinson flight deck into South China Sea – The Aviation Geek Club

USS Carl Vinson resumed flight operations shortly after the crash of the F-35C Lightning II. According to a statement released on Jan. 25, 2022 by the US 7th Fleet, the F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed on Jan. 24 on the deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and injured seven sailors …

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F-35C Lightning II pilot forced to eject after landing mishap on USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea. Seven Sailors injured. – The Aviation Geek Club

The US Navy did not provide details on the status of the F-35C Lightning II fighter aircraft. An F-35C Lightning II [most probably belonging to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147)], assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine …

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