Navy rescues 94 million dollar F-35 from South China Sea: I'm not sure about gathering information about the accident, but the Chinese won't get it and its secrets.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

I'm not sure about gathering information about the accident, but the Chinese won't get it and its secrets.

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Blu1Dog Loc: Florida

nice to know Maybe some one is paying attention

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

There was no time wasted getting that fighter plane up. It was 12,500 ft. down.
For obivous reasons.

will

SteveR Loc: Michigan

I have to wonder if that pilot is finishing his tour of duty piloting a desk. No chance of sinking that.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

SteveR wrote:

I have to wonder if that pilot is finishing his tour of duty piloting a desk. No chance of sinking that.

What makes you believe it was the pilot's fault? They don't let any pilot fly one of them and things do go wrong.

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

It doesn't matter how much it costs. Even a ten minute dunk in salt water and it's toast. Will never fly again. Of course there might be some clues as to why it crashed. And certainly good to recover whatever classified gear it was carrying. It will never work again either but it's good to not let it get into someone else's hands.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Retired CPO wrote:

It doesn't matter how much it costs. Even a ten minute dunk in salt water and it's toast. Will never fly again. Of course there might be some clues as to why it crashed. And certainly good to recover whatever classified gear it was carrying. It will never work again either but it's good to not let it get into someone else's hands.

Right on all counts!!!

whfowle Loc: Tampa first, now Albuquerque

It is known that landing an aircraft on a carrier flight deck is one of the most difficult skills to master. Few pilots ever even get the chance. And those that do get the chance are highly trained and practice constantly. Landing an aircraft like the F35C, which is still quite new, is an even more unknown set of puzzles to solve. There are many things that can go wrong, including pilot error, but many more of a technical nature. I'm sure this incident will be thoroughly investigated and any number of new rules will be implemented to lessen it's occurrence again.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

whfowle wrote:

It is known that landing an aircraft on a carrier ... (show quote)

I am a former Navy qualified carrier pilot, and what you stated is entirely true! Studies by Navy medical research have shown that a pilot's heartbeat is frequently higher on short approach to the carrier than when flying in a combat zone and getting shot at!

wapiti Loc: round rock, texas

SteveR wrote:

I have to wonder if that pilot is finishing his tour of duty piloting a desk. No chance of sinking that.

ppkwhat Loc: Gibsonton, FL

nimbushopper wrote:

I am a former Navy qualified carrier pilot, and what you stated is entirely true! Studies by Navy medical research have shown that a pilot's heartbeat is frequently higher on short approach to the carrier than when flying in a combat zone and getting shot at!

There will be an inquiry and the Navy will find out what happened. I will not place the blame in the pilot right off the bat. These guys are highly trained, well balanced individuals and I really admire them. After the navy Inquiry, then whoever is at fault, pilot, aircraft, etc it will be find out and I doubt this pilot will never fly again - in fact he may be re-qualified and I'm sure he will be reinstated to whatever duties he had.

neillaubenthal

rmorrison1116 wrote:

What makes you believe it was the pilot's fault? They don't let any pilot fly one of them and things do go wrong.

From the video it is likely pilot error. He cut power too soon and the sink rate got too high. Saw he was going to hit the fan tail and powered up but it takes time for the engine to spool up and then to stop the sink rate…too late.

The plane is junk…we only recovered it so the Chinese couldn’t. It’s possible they will find a mechanical failure that was pre crash but the video seemed pretty clear.

kvanhook Loc: Oriental, NC

One of my college friends did over 1100 carrier landings in his Navy career. One of the most challenging things to do. I'm wondering, how would the Chinese know there was a plane at the bottom of the ocean?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

SteveR wrote:

I'm not sure about gathering information about the accident, but the Chinese won't get it and its secrets.

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I remember when that went down. Can you imagine the time and money involved in getting it operational?

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

SteveR wrote:

I have to wonder if that pilot is finishing his tour of duty piloting a desk. No chance of sinking that.

If you have never flown onto or off a Big Deck then you need to keep your quips to yourself. An aircraft carrier is the most dangerous working environment in the world.