The Pentagon has approved flights of Lockheed Martin's F-35 after the fleet was grounded with engine trouble, Tony Capaccio of Bloomberg reports. On February 22 F-35 flights were suspended following the discovery of a crack in a turbine blade on one of the 51 fighter jets. The engine affected had been subjected to “prolonged exposure to high levels of heat and other operational stresses†in testing, according to an e-mailed statement from the Pentagon’s F-35 off...
Pentagon Says Lockheed F-35 Flights Can Resume After Engine Trouble
Business Insider - 1 Mar 2013 06:19
The Pentagon has approved flights of Lockheed Martin's F-35 after the fleet was grounded with engine trouble, Tony Capaccio of Bloomberg reports. On February 22 F-35 flights were suspended following the discovery of a crack in a turbine blade on one of the 51 fighter jets. The engine affected had been subjected to “prolonged exposure to high levels of heat and other operational stresses†in testing, according to an e-mailed statement from the Pentagon’s F-35 off...
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