Forum: F-35 Lightning II

Teading the cover story F-35 hits top design speed in flight testing, I noticed this interesting tidbit:

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As of Nov. 3, F-35C carrier variant (CV) jets had executed 59 successful catapult launches and three arrestments.

How has the first arrestments not been big news? When will we see the video?

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@Shaken, they did three arrested landing in ground based testing and then decided they needed to redesign the arresting hook system.

http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_talk/2011/10/f-35-flight-testing-on-pace-for-2011-lockheed-says.html

The tidbit was noticed but not by some apparently. Very Happy

I would like to see the video or moment of hook mouth catching a wire also. One day. We are on the case. Very Happy

This page has several 'hook' entries (in fact searching this forum with a 'hook' will HOOK a bunch of prior to 04 Nov 2011 hooked entries). How bout 26-7 October 2011?

http://www.f-16.net/index.php?name=PNph ... ook#207014
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Good page here:
F-35C completes initial catapult testing 27 Oct 2011

http://www.f-16.net/index.php?name=PNph ... ook#206667
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Scroll down this 25 Oct 2011 page to see the 'graphic' Butler text entry re hook issues:

http://www.f-16.net/index.php?name=PNph ... ook#206442

F-35C took a wire?