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2022-01-25 -Short Attention Span Theater-

F-35 Stealth Jet Crashes On US Carrier In South China Sea, 7 Injured

[ZERO] An F-35C Stealth fighter jet has crash landed aboard the deck of the USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea on Monday, the US Navy announced, inuring seven, including the pilot who successfully ejected and was recovered in the sea by a military helicopter.

"An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24, 2022," a military statement said.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-01-25 01:29|| || Front Page|| [22 views ] Top

#1 Before anyone gets too lathered, can someone produce a list of aircraft types operating from US carriers that never had an operational incident?

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-01-25 07:05|| 2022-01-25 07:05|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ Video supporting #1.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-01-25 07:47|| 2022-01-25 07:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Great videos!
Fond memories of standing on the flightline in the exhaust plume trying to breath and keep warm at the same time.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-01-25 09:18|| 2022-01-25 09:18|| Front Page Top

#4 From the description, it seems to be an arresting wire break. The broken ends whip around and injured the seamen.

The F-35 is probably at the bottom of the South China Sea and a scramble to recover all of it else the Chinese will grab any bits it can.

Posted by Chesney Phineger5262 2022-01-25 10:01|| 2022-01-25 10:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Lot of hard lessons in those videos

Posted by Frank G 2022-01-25 10:13|| 2022-01-25 10:13|| Front Page Top

#6 We usually try to recover. Could decide to t0rped0 it if recovery is impractical.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-01-25 10:14|| 2022-01-25 10:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Before anyone gets too lathered, can someone produce a list of aircraft types operating from US carriers that never had an operational incident?

B-25?

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-01-25 12:48|| 2022-01-25 12:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Didn't all Doolittle's B25s crash due to no fuel after the raid?

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-01-25 12:49|| 2022-01-25 12:49|| Front Page Top

#9 Not landing on a carrier, and was part of the plan.

Now, if this was an arresting cable failure, this isn't the airframe's fault, it is the deck crew's. Just like the British one which failed to launch, someone's team F'd up. Bet we have our pronouns figured out though.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-01-25 13:11|| 2022-01-25 13:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Murcek, that's not how torpedoes work.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2022-01-25 13:45|| 2022-01-25 13:45|| Front Page Top

#11 On a wire, they work however the t0rped0 driver says.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-01-25 13:46|| 2022-01-25 13:46|| Front Page Top

#12 "...arresting cable failure"? Damn, knew a guy that had that happen to him. Lucky to be alive

Posted by magpie 2022-01-25 16:14|| 2022-01-25 16:14|| Front Page Top

#13 "...arresting cable failure"?

Lemme see if I understand this: You are going to land a jet airplane on a boat and you plan on stopping it with a wire?

Posted by SteveS 2022-01-25 16:23|| 2022-01-25 16:23|| Front Page Top

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