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US Air Force F-35s join hundreds of military planes grounded over ejection seat safety worries
« on: July 30, 2022, 07:54:01 am »
US Air Force F-35s join hundreds of military planes grounded over ejection seat safety worries
ashull@insider.com (Abbie Shull) - Yesterday 11:41 AM
 
A US Air Force F-35 after refueling from a KC-10 tanker over Poland, February 24, 2022. US Air Force/Senior Airman Joseph BarronThe US Air Force says it has grounded its F-35 fleet due to a faulty part in its ejection seat

The Navy, as well as the Air Force's Education Training Command, also grounded a number of planes for the same issue.

The affected aircraft include not only the F-35, but the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet, E/A-18G Growler, T-45 Goshawk and a number of training aircraft.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-air-force-f-35s-join-hundreds-of-military-planes-grounded-over-ejection-seat-safety-worries/ar-AA106PsE?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ab199c2f8e804b969e7f5efcee2396f1
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Re: US Air Force F-35s join hundreds of military planes grounded over ejection seat safety worries
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2022, 07:55:58 am »
It's so widespread it must have something to do with COVID!!  Maybe they need masks for planes. 000hehehehe
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Re: US Air Force F-35s join hundreds of military planes grounded over ejection seat safety worries
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2022, 07:56:42 am »
There goes pelosi's escorts to Taiwan...  :silly:
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Re: US Air Force F-35s join hundreds of military planes grounded over ejection seat safety worries
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2022, 08:09:15 am »
Quote from: EdinVA on July 30, 2022, 07:56:42 am
There goes pelosi's escorts to Taiwan...  :silly:

Maybe she could be put in an ejetion seat, without a parachute of course, and test the seat enroute to Taiwan! :beer:
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