F35 Crashes, Pilot Ejects

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. Air Force pilot was reported to be safe after a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday during a training exercise at a base in Alaska.

The pilot experienced an "inflight malfunction" but was able to eject from the aircraft, Col. Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news conference. The plane crashed during the landing phase of the flight at Eielson Air Force Base, he said.

The pilot had declared an inflight emergency prior to the crash and was in stable condition and being evaluated at a medical facility, he said.

The crash, which occurred early Tuesday afternoon, caused significant damage to the aircraft, the Air Force said in a statement.



"Significant"? Yeah, buddy.
 
Looks like total flight control system failure. Will be interesting to see the eventual crash report
 
The crash, caused significant damage to the aircraft, the US Air Force said in a statement. Well no shit sherlock!!!

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. Air Force pilot was reported to be safe after a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday during a training exercise at a base in Alaska.

The pilot experienced an "inflight malfunction" but was able to eject from the aircraft, Col. Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news conference. The plane crashed during the landing phase of the flight at Eielson Air Force Base, he said.

The pilot had declared an inflight emergency prior to the crash and was in stable condition and being evaluated at a medical facility, he said.

The crash, which occurred early Tuesday afternoon, caused significant damage to the aircraft, the Air Force said in a statement.



"Significant"? Yeah, buddy.
The Authorities are forever gilding the lily. My brother's National Guard company took 6 Chinooks to Afghanistan and brought back 5, one in a box. It sustained a--bet this--Hard Landing. So hard that the rotor tips dug into the dirt. Never heard whether that 47 was returned to flight status.

Then there were the Operational Pauses for B-2s and V-22s that lasted weeks, as I recall. Perish-forbid that anything should be GROUNDED!
 
The Authorities are forever gilding the lily. My brother's National Guard company took 6 Chinooks to Afghanistan and brought back 5, one in a box. It sustained a--bet this--Hard Landing. So hard that the rotor tips dug into the dirt. Never heard whether that 47 was returned to flight status.

Then there were the Operational Pauses for B-2s and V-22s that lasted weeks, as I recall. Perish-forbid that anything should be GROUNDED!

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