First F-35 arrives at Eglin

maddog65 · Post by **maddog65** » 19 Jul 2011, 10:20

The Department of Defense's first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter touched down at its new home here July 14, marking a major milestone in the nation's military history.

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Kurosaki · Post by **Kurosaki** » 21 Jul 2011, 12:36

lol...A crowd of 33rd FW people braved the 90 degree heat. I know the humidity there makes it uncomfortable...but "braved" the heat? comon

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 21 Jul 2011, 14:28

Wonder how long till the noise complaints start??

Victory103 · Post by **Victory103** » 21 Jul 2011, 18:18

MIKE JG wrote:Wonder how long till the noise complaints start??

Or it's grounded.

Kurosaki · Post by **Kurosaki** » 23 Jul 2011, 12:47

Kinda a shame its just one as well...I would have been cool if it was a flight of several. I guess they've gotten so much pressure to start turning them over and getting staffed up, that this would appease the AF?

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 23 Jul 2011, 17:38

The whole program is on probation. The B version, the STOLV one is on death row..... Now with the RAF changing their orders to the C version, I fear the STOLV version may never see full rate production.

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