More troubles with the F-35B

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More troubles with the F-35B

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The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has temporarily grounded the Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the tri-service stealth fighter after the failure of a fueldraulic line in the aircraft's propulsion system. The fueldraulic line powers the actuator for the F-35B's STOVL exhaust vectoring system.
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So glad we decided to go back to that version. :roll:
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Can we have our Harriers back "Pretty Please"
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For the right price, sure.....
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I was going to say "Harriers? What Harriers."

Followed by...
Oh those Harriers. Well you see.. what happened was...
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Engineers working on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) have identified the likely culprit behind a fueldraulic line failure on 16 January that led to the temporary grounding of the US Marine Corps' B-model aircraft.
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