F-35 first gun live fire

[+WhiteBoySamurai]

10-round burst.

 

[Stratos]

Hey cool! 

[Nesher]

it's seem like the cover is almost getting hit by the bullets

wonder what will happen in a high G turn or climb..

[fallenphoenix1986]

Not how I would have done it but fair enough. Would think depressing the door into the gun port so that the line of fire passes over the door would make more sense as it wouldn't impose an aerodynamic load on the door and its hinges.

 

Craig

[MigBuster]

Careful Nesher - don't want journos getting ideas for their next F-35 blog 

[Gunrunner]

Wait, the door pops UP ? Of all the solutions they chose one probably requiring the most energy to actuate and creating the most problems when it fails (as it won't open cleanly naturally, neither would it close cleanly, while staying in the airflow) ? Ok, to be honest, it's probably the one adding the least weight.

 

I just love this program...