The F-35 thread

FoXtroT said:
Lucky bugger!

I didn't want to miss anything so didn't go walking around, therefore no inside info from the pilots .

You living in the U.K. or just visiting as well?
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Living here.

Picture I took of the B-2 during its fly past. Had 2x F-15C's escorting.

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And the squadron patch of the B-2. Got this from the pilot on sunday -

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Let's hope the British don't have to fight in the rain! :p

UK's first transatlantic F-35 delivery flight delayed by weather

Britain’s first permanently UK-based F-35 fighter jets are not arriving in Norfolk today as expected due to RAF concerns about bad weather.

The open secret of the aircraft’s arrival date is being widely discussed on social media, following defence secretary Gavin Williamson’s announcement that the supersonic stealth jets will be arriving at their new RAF Marham home some time this month.

Four of the new fighters, of which the UK currently owns 15, are due to fly across the Atlantic in a marathon 6,440km (4,000 mile) journey. Such a long journey is filled with non-obvious risks, not least because the jets need air-to-air refuelling at a number of points during the journey.

While to the casual reader the idea that the new £85m-apiece fighter aircraft cannot fly in less-than-perfect weather (at the time of writing large parts of the UK are cloudy with sunny intervals) seems bonkers, the full picture is more complex than that.
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/05/f35_delivery_flight_raf_marham_delayed/
 
f2wohf said:
Let's hope the British don't have to fight in the rain! :p[/url]
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Refueling can be a biatch especially in bad weather, things can go south very quickly.

[video=youtube;QiN9M0ahfmM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiN9M0ahfmM[/video]
 
f2wohf said:
Let's hope the British don't have to fight in the rain! :p

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/05/f35_delivery_flight_raf_marham_delayed/
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It's nothing to do with the jet flying in the rain, it's pretty standard for all small fighter jets that need midair refuelling (try and do that in a storm) and if the jet has a problem in the middle of the Atlantic it's going to be pretty hard to find the pilot when he ejects in the middle of a gale.

I think the technical term is "common sense"...


;)
 
Dave said:
It's nothing to do with the jet flying in the rain, it's pretty standard for all small fighter jets that need midair refuelling (try and do that in a storm) and if the jet has a problem in the middle of the Atlantic it's going to be pretty hard to find the pilot when he ejects in the middle of a gale.

I think the technical term is "common sense"...


;)
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I know, it's explained further down in the article.

I'm just bashing on the Brits because it's easy and always fun.
 
NarrowBandFtw said:
Sure, rag on the nation that didn't hand their country over to the nazi's on a silver platter ... :whistle:
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When you don’t have a common border, a sea to protect you and a year to prepare, it’s slightly easier than when you have none of this...

It’s not like any continental Europe country lasted much longer than France...
 
does the uk get a discount for its bromance with the us.

wonder how much the podestas made from this, they seem to have slithered out of the spotlight relatively easy with their gears still turning.
 
Dave said:
It's nothing to do with the jet flying in the rain, it's pretty standard for all small fighter jets that need midair refuelling (try and do that in a storm) and if the jet has a problem in the middle of the Atlantic it's going to be pretty hard to find the pilot when he ejects in the middle of a gale.

I think the technical term is "common sense"...


;)
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Lol. Seriously. “Common sense” ? This is mybb :)
 
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