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F35 belly lands in Korea after electronic problem. Ouch. No video im afraid as unlike us brits they don't go Beadles About when things go wrong.

T Cut ok on stealth coatings?

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/05/asia/south-korea-f-35-fighter-jet-belly-landing-intl-hnk-ml/index.html


 
Posted : 05/01/2022 10:01 pm
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Probably more chance than with that one of ours that ditched in the Med!
So long as the airframe is mostly sound, damage can be repaired, the specialist coatings are regularly stripped off and replaced - there are still F-117’s flying, being used in aggressor rôles for training pilots for combat against stealthy aircraft, and I have seen photos of one with a bare metal airframe. Not as costly as redoing a B-2 Spirit!


 
Posted : 05/01/2022 11:50 pm