{"id":147534,"date":"2023-09-21T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=147534"},"modified":"2023-09-20T18:59:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T22:59:33","slug":"marine-aviator-updates-f-35-ospreys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=147534","title":{"rendered":"Marine aviator updates – F-35, Ospreys"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did see an interesting factoid about the Marine F-35 which went down over South Carolina. Everyone has been wondering why the pilot punched out of an airplane which went on to fly 60 miles further before it crashed, especially with a known airfield only a mile away.<\/p>\n

The Marine Corps\u2019 variant of the F-35 is different from the Air Force and Navy versions in that it can take off and land like a helicopter \u2014 which allows it to operate on amphibious assault ships. But it\u2019s also different in that it\u2019s the only one of the three variants that has an auto-eject function on its ejection seat, according to seat manufacturer Martin-Baker.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hartford Courant<\/a><\/p>\n

So the question now is whether the ejection seat decided to auto-eject the pilot? One has to wonder whether the ejection charges were made by Takata… or Skynet.<\/p>\n

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And the hits just keep coming for the CV-22 Osprey. After several forced landings – okay, let’s call a spade a spade and call them “crashes” – attributable to a ‘hard clutch’ description, the Marines in Okinawa had not just one, but THREE forced landings last week when emergency lights came on and caused the pilots to ground as a safety precaution.<\/p>\n

According to the Marines, none of these were due to the ‘hard clutch’ issue which has caused several crashes (including a fatal one.)<\/p>\n

Military.com reported last week that two Okinawa Ospreys made forced landings on the southern islands of Japan within two hours of each other. Two days later, a third Osprey diverted to Oita Airport on the southwestern part of the mainland, marking three total in two days.<\/p>\n

“When a caution light appeared in each cockpit, the pilots and aircrew complied with safety procedures and diverted their aircraft, landing safely so each aircraft could be assessed,” Martins said.<\/p>\n

The first two Ospreys were diverted on Sept. 14 and returned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Okinawa within the following few days “after completing necessary troubleshooting and maintenance actions,” Martins said.<\/p>\n

The third Osprey that diverted landed at Oita at around 4:35 p.m. local time on Sept. 16. The pilots and aircrew followed proper landing procedures and diverted “out of an abundance of caution.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military.com<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m guessing that when a pilot sees his warning lights Christmas-tree on an aircraft which has killed many of his fellow Marines, “abundance of caution” is probably a bit of an understatement. Kudos to the pilots for keeping all from getting killed!<\/p>\n

Trivia contest of the day: How long has it been since we brought a major system on line a) on time b) under budget and c) reliably? Me, my money is either on the B-52, the P-51 Mustang or the Jeep – sure can’t think of anything since. Your turn.<\/p>\n

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Oh, and a new food group for Marines (as long as they are getting all the grief today) Guess who is getting into the flower delivery business?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Crayola\u00a0 CNN<\/a><\/p>\n

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