Saturday, July 15, 2017

Perils Of F-35 Flight Testing

Screen capture of test footage.

Popular Mechanics: New Footage Shows the Perils of F-35 Flight Testing

Test pilots push the envelope, and sometimes the envelope pushes back.

Previously unseen footage of the F-35 in flight testing lays bare an important fact: the work of test pilots is dangerous. A video of a F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flight safety seminar shows two incidents in which pilots risked their lives while attempting what will eventually be commonplace tasks—midair refueling and a night landing on a warship.

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WNU Editor: Ouch!

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