{"id":157213,"date":"2024-05-30T07:01:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T11:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=157213"},"modified":"2024-05-29T17:42:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:42:54","slug":"f-35-crash-in-nm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=157213","title":{"rendered":"F-35 crash in NM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A brand-new F-35B crashed on takeoff from Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque on\u00a0 Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0A pilot from the Defense Contract Management Agency was at the F-35B\u2019s controls at the time of the incident. The plane had refueled at Kirtland Air Force Base, just adjacent to the airport, before the crash. The pilot ejected from the fighter and was transported to the University of New Mexico Hospital with serious injuries, ABC News reports. Two civilians on the ground were evaluated but not hospitalized.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Patrick White, who was driving in the area at the time of the crash, told AP that he saw the aircraft trailing low to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dirt and dust. He said it briefly disappeared from his line of sight, and then he saw \u201can enormous plume of black smoke.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When he drove past the crash, he said he saw a piece of the fighter jet in the middle of the road.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Glad the pilot survived what must be a nightmare scenario, going down from a low altitude with a full load of fuel. They say there are things you can never have too much of,\u00a0 like altitude when you have a problem or fuel if you are in trouble – I suspect this is the exception to those rules.<\/p>\n

Judging by the picture it made a mess of the plane, essentially becoming a $90,000,000 total.<\/p>\n

You have to wonder what the delivery terms on the F-35 contract are – if it’s theirs only until it leaves their plant they may be in the clear, but if the terms are “delivered to Edwards”\u00a0 they maybe oughta call their insurance company – preferably one who’s “seen a lot of things”. Regardless of even a Texas-style “once it rolls over the curb that car is YOURS” clause, there’s probably a lot of very pointed questions being asked right now at Lockheed. For $90 mill one would expect the plane to log better than one hour in the air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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