I am not going to stop now in validating my absolutely correct point of view. It is like the Toyota Takata air bags. They never work no matter how much they are CORRECTED. Maybe the latest Tom Cruise film will put faith back in the jets.
I never liked them. I will never like them. They do not need to be manufactured again. They are flying relic of the IDEOLOGY OF COMPUTER PERFECTION for superior flight machines in a world that believes in war as opposed to peace. If the USA is going to continue to invest in flying machines, they need to do something far better and FAR LESS COMPUTERIZED than the F-35.
By Keith Griffith
The Air Force is grounding its fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (click here) to check for a faulty component that could prevent pilots from safely ejecting.
A spokesperson for the Air Force confirmed Friday's temporary stand-down order in a statement to DailyMail.com, saying the aircraft are currently being inspected 'to mitigate safety concerns.'
'There is a concern with a component used in the pilot ejection system of several aircraft operated by the US Air Force,' the spokesperson said.
At issue are the explosive cartridges inside F-35 ejection seats that blow the pilot clear of the aircraft in an emergency. The Air Force has roughly 300 F-35s, which cost around $78 million apiece for the latest model.
British ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker has identified certain production lots of the explosive cartridges in its seats as defective and needing replacement, the Air Force said.
The ejection system component in question is also used T-38 Talons and T-6 Texan IIs, and the Air Force has also taken some of those aircraft out of service for inspection....
