Re:Pentagon: Trillion-Dollar Jet on Brink of Budgetary Disaster
by dhughes on Thursday March 22, 2012 @07:28PM
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I'm not sure but if it's a vertical take-off and land (VTOL) it must be pretty durable.
Found this gem on Wikipedia under Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Canada had previous experience with a high-accident rate with the single-engine Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter with many accidents related to engine failures. Defence Minister Peter MacKay, when asked what would happen if the F-35’s single engine fails in the Far North, stated "It won’t"
Found this gem on Wikipedia under Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Canada had previous experience with a high-accident rate with the single-engine Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter with many accidents related to engine failures. Defence Minister Peter MacKay, when asked what would happen if the F-35’s single engine fails in the Far North, stated "It won’t"