(09-18-2023 12:26 PM)The Sicatoka Wrote:  When the Peter Principle meets Idiocracy you get this government.

(09-20-2023 02:22 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

Really good demtal hygene

Million dollar smile

Navy Times

Quote:the pilot experienced a malfunction and was “forced to eject,” a Marine Corps official who was not authorized to speak publicly said on condition of anonymity. The aircraft was only at an altitude of about 1,000 feet (300 meters) and only about a mile (less than 2 kilometers) north of Charleston International Airport, in a populated area that led the pilot to parachute into a residential backyard.

The Marine Corps’ variant of the F-35 is different from the Air Force and Navy versions in that it can take off and land like a helicopter — which allows it to operate on amphibious assault ships. But it’s also different in that it’s the only one of the three variants that has an auto-eject function on its ejection seat, according to seat manufacturer Martin-Baker. That has raised questions as to whether the malfunction the pilot experienced was the seat itself.

My theory... It was a woman pilot who was looking for something in her/them purse, and she/they accidently hit the eject button...

There's video of everything now days. There's not one freaking surveillance camera, dashcam or cellphone that caught anything to do with this crash???

I stand by my original take that Biden gave it to China.

(09-20-2023 10:25 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

WTF is this.

(09-20-2023 10:06 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 06:19 AM)TomorrowHerd Wrote:  Navy Times

Quote:the pilot experienced a malfunction and was “forced to eject,” a Marine Corps official who was not authorized to speak publicly said on condition of anonymity. The aircraft was only at an altitude of about 1,000 feet (300 meters) and only about a mile (less than 2 kilometers) north of Charleston International Airport, in a populated area that led the pilot to parachute into a residential backyard.

The Marine Corps’ variant of the F-35 is different from the Air Force and Navy versions in that it can take off and land like a helicopter — which allows it to operate on amphibious assault ships. But it’s also different in that it’s the only one of the three variants that has an auto-eject function on its ejection seat, according to seat manufacturer Martin-Baker. That has raised questions as to whether the malfunction the pilot experienced was the seat itself.

My theory... It was a woman pilot who was looking for something in her/them purse, and she/they accidently hit the eject button...

That would be in line with most every other explanation for anything bizarre that's happened in the last 3 years.

Did the pilot use the wrong pronouns toward the aircraft and got ejected for it?

(09-21-2023 10:00 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 08:01 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 06:19 AM)TomorrowHerd Wrote:  Navy Times

Quote:the pilot experienced a malfunction and was “forced to eject,” a Marine Corps official who was not authorized to speak publicly said on condition of anonymity. The aircraft was only at an altitude of about 1,000 feet (300 meters) and only about a mile (less than 2 kilometers) north of Charleston International Airport, in a populated area that led the pilot to parachute into a residential backyard.

The Marine Corps’ variant of the F-35 is different from the Air Force and Navy versions in that it can take off and land like a helicopter — which allows it to operate on amphibious assault ships. But it’s also different in that it’s the only one of the three variants that has an auto-eject function on its ejection seat, according to seat manufacturer Martin-Baker. That has raised questions as to whether the malfunction the pilot experienced was the seat itself.

My theory... It was a woman pilot who was looking for something in her/them purse, and she/they accidently hit the eject button...

That would be in line with most every other explanation for anything bizarre that's happened in the last 3 years.

No it wouldn't. Like driving cars female pilots have lower accident rates than men. But don’t like facts get in the way. You are also putting a lot of faith in a plane that is only mission capable 55% of the time.

(09-22-2023 04:33 AM)Mr_XcentricK Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 08:01 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 06:19 AM)TomorrowHerd Wrote:  Navy Times

Quote:the pilot experienced a malfunction and was “forced to eject,” a Marine Corps official who was not authorized to speak publicly said on condition of anonymity. The aircraft was only at an altitude of about 1,000 feet (300 meters) and only about a mile (less than 2 kilometers) north of Charleston International Airport, in a populated area that led the pilot to parachute into a residential backyard.

The Marine Corps’ variant of the F-35 is different from the Air Force and Navy versions in that it can take off and land like a helicopter — which allows it to operate on amphibious assault ships. But it’s also different in that it’s the only one of the three variants that has an auto-eject function on its ejection seat, according to seat manufacturer Martin-Baker. That has raised questions as to whether the malfunction the pilot experienced was the seat itself.

My theory... It was a woman pilot who was looking for something in her/them purse, and she/they accidently hit the eject button...

That would be in line with most every other explanation for anything bizarre that's happened in the last 3 years.

No it wouldn't. Like driving cars female pilots have lower accident rates than men. But don’t like facts get in the way. You are also putting a lot of faith in a plane that is only mission capable 55% of the time.

They are a trillion dollar boondoggle already. And we are signing on for another 1.7 trillion purchase and maintenance agreement for thousands more.

If the plane was only at 1000 feet that would blow my malfunctioning oxygen system theory. Oxygen wouldn't really matter at that altitude.

(09-22-2023 07:46 AM)Todor Wrote:  

(09-22-2023 04:33 AM)Mr_XcentricK Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 08:01 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 06:19 AM)TomorrowHerd Wrote:  Navy Times

Quote:the pilot experienced a malfunction and was “forced to eject,” a Marine Corps official who was not authorized to speak publicly said on condition of anonymity. The aircraft was only at an altitude of about 1,000 feet (300 meters) and only about a mile (less than 2 kilometers) north of Charleston International Airport, in a populated area that led the pilot to parachute into a residential backyard.

The Marine Corps’ variant of the F-35 is different from the Air Force and Navy versions in that it can take off and land like a helicopter — which allows it to operate on amphibious assault ships. But it’s also different in that it’s the only one of the three variants that has an auto-eject function on its ejection seat, according to seat manufacturer Martin-Baker. That has raised questions as to whether the malfunction the pilot experienced was the seat itself.

My theory... It was a woman pilot who was looking for something in her/them purse, and she/they accidently hit the eject button...

That would be in line with most every other explanation for anything bizarre that's happened in the last 3 years.

No it wouldn't. Like driving cars female pilots have lower accident rates than men. But don’t like facts get in the way. You are also putting a lot of faith in a plane that is only mission capable 55% of the time.

They are a trillion dollar boondoggle already. And we are signing on for another 1.7 trillion purchase and maintenance agreement for thousands more.

Definition of crazy.

(09-22-2023 07:46 AM)Todor Wrote:  

(09-22-2023 04:33 AM)Mr_XcentricK Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 08:01 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 06:19 AM)TomorrowHerd Wrote:  Navy Times

Quote:the pilot experienced a malfunction and was “forced to eject,” a Marine Corps official who was not authorized to speak publicly said on condition of anonymity. The aircraft was only at an altitude of about 1,000 feet (300 meters) and only about a mile (less than 2 kilometers) north of Charleston International Airport, in a populated area that led the pilot to parachute into a residential backyard.

The Marine Corps’ variant of the F-35 is different from the Air Force and Navy versions in that it can take off and land like a helicopter — which allows it to operate on amphibious assault ships. But it’s also different in that it’s the only one of the three variants that has an auto-eject function on its ejection seat, according to seat manufacturer Martin-Baker. That has raised questions as to whether the malfunction the pilot experienced was the seat itself.

My theory... It was a woman pilot who was looking for something in her/them purse, and she/they accidently hit the eject button...

That would be in line with most every other explanation for anything bizarre that's happened in the last 3 years.

No it wouldn't. Like driving cars female pilots have lower accident rates than men. But don’t like facts get in the way. You are also putting a lot of faith in a plane that is only mission capable 55% of the time.

They are a trillion dollar boondoggle already. And we are signing on for another 1.7 trillion purchase and maintenance agreement for thousands more.

While they have had issues, the F35 has turned out to be a pretty solid fighter. Other than the F22----there isnt a better stealth fighter in the world. That said, its still a relatively new and complex platform. As such, it takes time to work out the bugs and figure out how to maximize its air worthiness over the long haul. Typically, the mission ready status for a newer class of aircraft lags behind more mature platforms for a while and then steadily improves---falling off again as the aircraft reaches the latter part of its economic life. The US is operating at least 450 of them at this point---with the current goal of having almost 2500 of them when the run is complete. Around another 250 or so are also in service with our allies. This platform is slightly more difficult to integrate because its actually 3 different aircraft, the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C. The one that crashed was the version capable of hovering like a Harrier. The F35A is the regular version and the C is the naval version optimized for carrier duty. While each is different---they do still share a large number of parts which should help be helpful when it comes to maintaining them when the supply chain is under stress.

kind of a weird phone call......

(09-22-2023 12:09 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(09-22-2023 07:46 AM)Todor Wrote:  

(09-22-2023 04:33 AM)Mr_XcentricK Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 08:01 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(09-21-2023 06:19 AM)TomorrowHerd Wrote:  Navy Times


My theory... It was a woman pilot who was looking for something in her/them purse, and she/they accidently hit the eject button...

That would be in line with most every other explanation for anything bizarre that's happened in the last 3 years.

No it wouldn't. Like driving cars female pilots have lower accident rates than men. But don’t like facts get in the way. You are also putting a lot of faith in a plane that is only mission capable 55% of the time.

They are a trillion dollar boondoggle already. And we are signing on for another 1.7 trillion purchase and maintenance agreement for thousands more.

While they have had issues, the F35 has turned out to be a pretty solid fighter. Other than the F22----there isnt a better stealth fighter in the world. That said, its still a relatively new and complex platform. As such, it takes time to work out the bugs and figure out how to maximize its air worthiness over the long haul. Typically, the mission ready status for a newer class of aircraft lags behind more mature platforms for a while and then steadily improves---falling off again as the aircraft reaches the latter part of its economic life. The US is operating at least 450 of them at this point---with the current goal of having almost 2500 of them when the run is complete. Around another 250 or so are also in service with our allies. This platform is slightly more difficult to integrate because its actually 3 different aircraft, the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C. The one that crashed was the version capable of hovering like a Harrier. The F35A is the regular version and the C is the naval version optimized for carrier duty. While each is different---they do still share a large number of parts which should help be helpful when it comes to maintaining them when the supply chain is under stress.

Military may fly them it appears contracts are maintaining them but not very well:

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105341