F-35s become unpredictable to handle when executing the kind of extreme maneuvers a pilot would use in a dogfight or while avoiding a missile
The new $100m apiece jets have been plagued with problems since their roll out Documents reveal pilots have reported erratic handling when used at top speeds Unpredictable changes in pitch and rolling motions are a 'category 1 deficiency' This means they are incapable of accomplishing 'primary or alternate mission(s)' The document states that the pilots fear: 'mid-air collisions during training,' plus 'aircraft loss during combat engagements with adversary aircraft and missiles,' Another issue is that in some versions the F-35 can only fly at supersonic speed in short bursts or risk structural damage and the loss of their stealth capabilities Lockheed Martin vice president Greg Ulmer defended the F-35's performance and said the new jets were 'meeting or exceeding performance specifications'By Rod Ardehali For Dailymail.com
Published: 14:39 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 14:40 BST, 19 June 2019
F-35 fighter jets used by the US Navy and Marine forces are so unpredictable at top speeds that pilots fear they would be unusable in dogfights, new documents reveal.
Pilots have reported erratic handling when approaching max performance including unpredictable changes in pitch and rolling motions — both of which are considered a 'category 1 deficiency', the most serious type of deficiency.
According to the report, aviators said the issue would 'prevent repeatable air-to-air combat techniques resulting in mid-air collisions during training,' as well as 'aircraft loss during combat engagements with adversary aircraft and missiles.'
F-35 fighter jets used by the US Navy and Marine forces are so unpredictable at top speeds that pilots fear they would be unusable in dogfights, new documents reveal (An F-35C Lightning II test aircraft approaches for a landing aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower)
The $100million-apiece-jets, considered the most advanced military aircraft's
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