An inspection of the aircraft’s wreckage found that about one-third of the fluid in the hydraulic systems in both the nose and right main landing gears was water, when there should have been none.
How does that happen?
Maybe some flight tech at the base attached the hose for refilling a water (maybe cooling for the pilot) system to the wrong port.
I’m not very sure though, as ports in the aerospace world, whether electrical or plumbing tend to use different shapes/models within the same grouping to prevent misconnectionsp
Plane had a cold
At that point, the F-35’s sensors indicated it was on the ground and the jet’s computer systems transitioned to “automated ground-operation mode,” the report said.
This caused the fighter jet to become “uncontrollable” because it was “operat(ing) as though it was on the ground when flying,” forcing the pilot to eject.
Lmao. Incredible stuff
the harsh Alaskan environment:
The temperature at the time of the crash was -1 degree Fahrenheit, the report said.
Hey Carney, if you ever needed a reason to toss out that deal and build Gripens on our own turf, Here it is.
The F-35 is a pile of shit. Lockheed ripped of the american taxpayers.
Is it that bad?
Attempts to fix the landing gear caused the fighter jet to think it was on the ground, ultimately leading to the crash.
That sounds like really bad engineering or simply bullshit. The combined information of geolocation + altitude + motion/IMU sensors should not allow that to be possible.
Billions of dollars out the window with this jet. Every contractor should be held accountable for their faulty equipment the American people pay for. The F-35 development cost alone could have ended homelessness in America. But we spent all that money on a jet that isn’t combat worthy?!
And one more thing. If you don’t hold defense contractors accountable, they have zero interest in providing an effective machine or service.
Sure, but who knows what shenanigans the techs and pilot were trying to convince the machine to drop the landing gear.
Under normal operations, I’d agree, but I’ll bet they were putting something in a maintenance state while it was in the air, and at that point all bets are off.
Thats fair yeah.
