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F35 jet has crashed into the sea...why?
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BravoV:
U.S.-made F-35s grounded in South Korea after malfunction forces fighter jet to make dramatic belly landing

-> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/f35-grounded-south-korea-malfunction-emergency-landing/


South Korean stealth fighter makes emergency 'belly landing'

-> https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/05/asia/south-korea-f-35-fighter-jet-belly-landing-intl-hnk-ml/index.html
Gyro:
It seems to be open season on recovering F35s from the bottom of the sea before the opposition can get their hands on them. Another "mishap during take-off", although this time from a US carrier, so no ramp.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60148482

Maybe they should start fitting aircraft carriers with camera guided grappling hooks (or stop putting secret technology in the planes!).
coppercone2:
well, a few weeks ago there was some news reports about greatly enhanced Chinese electronic warfare capabilities in the south china sea area.. I wonder if that is related

https://www.csis.org/analysis/china-ramping-its-electronic-warfare-and-communications-capabilities-near-south-china-sea
Gyro:
Or the rubber band snapped on their catapult!  :D


EDIT: Actually, looking again, the report says that seven sailors were injured when it hit the deck, so it was maybe either a catapult failure, causing it to bounce off the track or a plane problem on take-off causing it to abort and fail to land successfully back on the deck. No specific info on the pilot.
jpanhalt:
The US Navy describes the US F-35 loss as a landing accident (https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/01/24/seven-sailors-injured-in-landing-mishap-aboard-carrier-carl-vinson/ ).

Other souses say the pilot made a "wanky" approach and hit the deck really hard.  I have never heard of a "wanky" approach.  My guess is inept, as in the pilot never got into stabilized approach.  Too slow and a too high in a brick could certainly end up in a hard landing.

EDIT: Posted at 4:37 PM EST (+5).  No idea why the time in the header appears on my screen as incorrect by one hour.
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