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First F-35 arrives at Eglin
Posted: 19 Jul 2011, 10:20
by maddog65
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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Re: First F-35 arrives at Eglin
Posted: 21 Jul 2011, 12:36
by Kurosaki
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
Re: First F-35 arrives at Eglin
Posted: 21 Jul 2011, 14:28
by MIKE JG
Wonder how long till the noise complaints start??
Re: First F-35 arrives at Eglin
Posted: 21 Jul 2011, 18:18
by Victory103
MIKE JG wrote:Wonder how long till the noise complaints start??
Or it's grounded.
Re: First F-35 arrives at Eglin
Posted: 23 Jul 2011, 12:47
by Kurosaki
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?
Re: First F-35 arrives at Eglin
Posted: 23 Jul 2011, 17:38
by MIKE JG
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.