fallenphoenix1986 603 Posted November 17, 2021 UK F-35B down Operating from HMS QE in the med, pilot got out. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Dora 171 Posted November 17, 2021 Glad to see that the pilot banged out safely, and is back in QE. But how far we have come. Back in the ‘60s, Scimitars and Sea Vixens went in on a regular basis, sometimes monthly.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Trotski 936 Posted November 18, 2021 Glad the Pilot is ok, dont give a crap about the F-35 though, that can reside in Davy Jones's Locker and rot. Not a fan of the type I fear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUSTYMORLEY 162 Posted November 19, 2021 5 hours ago, trotski00 said: Glad the Pilot is ok, dont give a crap about the F-35 though, that can reside in Davy Jones's Locker and rot. Not a fan of the type I fear. Sadly, I have to agree. This new fangled F-35B is not at all what it is hyped up to be. You can dump them off the back of the carrier and deep-six all of them for me !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Trotski 936 Posted November 19, 2021 The main thing is that the Pilot managed to bang out, However as for F-35, at least they didnt go for the Boeing contender, that was even uglier and even more crap. I see no other alternative for a Carrier aircraft though, unless we buy French !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,288 Posted November 24, 2021 And now the british, americans and russians are trying to locate the wrack of the plane. If the russians get it first the whole technology of F-35 would be compromized. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted November 25, 2021 They forgot to fucking take off the intake cover... FFS 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUSTYMORLEY 162 Posted November 29, 2021 (edited) On 11/18/2021 at 11:52 AM, trotski00 said: Glad the Pilot is ok, dont give a crap about the F-35 though, that can reside in Davy Jones's Locker and rot. Not a fan of the type I fear. I am reminded of the many photographs of WW2 carrier planes being unceremoniously pushed off the back end of the U.S. carriers when the war in the Pacific was finally over and the ships were on their way home. Maybe in several years time we might find a graveyard of dumped F-35B fighters on the sea-floor which were deep-sixed after it was discovered they were declared 'crap' by their former users and then disposed of accordingly. Edited November 29, 2021 by RUSTYMORLEY 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Crusader 2,101 Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) Said to be leaked footage of the incident. Also there https://news.sky.com/story/amp/leaked-footage-shows-moment-british-f35-jet-crashes-into-mediterranean-during-hms-queen-elizabeth-carrier-take-off-12482611 Edited November 30, 2021 by Crusader 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUSTYMORLEY 162 Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Crusader said: Said to be leaked footage of the incident. Also there https://news.sky.com/story/amp/leaked-footage-shows-moment-british-f35-jet-crashes-into-mediterranean-during-hms-queen-elizabeth-carrier-take-off-12482611 Well, when all is said and done, at least he got out ok. But he seemed to be moving far to slow to make it into the air. !!! Edited November 30, 2021 by RUSTYMORLEY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallenphoenix1986 603 Posted December 1, 2021 Bloody lucky he was snagged by the deck and didn't end up in the water, he would have likely either been hit by the hull or sucked into the screws. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RUSTYMORLEY 162 Posted December 1, 2021 But was the accident caused by mechanical failure or pilot error. ??? The sky news report mentions a rain cover may have been injested by the engine, but surely these waterproof plastic engine covers must have been removed by the aircraft fitters and mechanics well before the aircraft even came on deck. !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted December 1, 2021 Best wait till some kind of report is actually released - just worthless speculation otherwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
