yeah. no aircraft expects to get through it's entire type-use life without some crashes.
Some are better than others, some are notorious for killing lots of pilots, like the f86.
some, like the osprey, are the intersection of a few accidents killing loads of people because it's hauling people and doing clever nifty tiltrotor shit in conditions it's pilots may have never experienced.
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nuke@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 2y
Context: https://www.twz.com/air/f-35-crashes-in-new-mexico
CIARecruiter@sh.itjust.works · 39 pts · 2y
Pilot is in stable condition thats good to hear
CptEnder@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y
Yeah they use a near zero ejection system, can safely deploy while hovering feet above the ground, super impressive tech.
GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Didn't one test pilot die and 1 paralyzed when they ran the prototypes with the f15 ejector?
psmgx@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
so how many millions of dollars are we looking at there?
CIARecruiter@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 2y
Around $70 million
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 20 pts · 2y
How much is it worth in its current condition?
CIARecruiter@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 2y
Whats your offer?
Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee · 33 pts · 2y
I have a seven-legged spider drawing - deal?
Cypher@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y
That is an ancient meme…
ThePyroPython@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Oh David, still up to your old tricks I see.
cordlesslamp@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 2y
What happened to the other leg?
Agent641@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Theres no need to be ableist
stoicmaverick@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
We got a freaking meme archeologist over here. Solid reference. I accept your offer. I'll send my fastest Roflcopter to pick it up.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 3 pts · 2y
reaches into pocket and pulls out 32 cents, a paperclip, a button and a ball of lint
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
less than nothing in so far as the cleanup will far exceed anything that might be reusable after this event.
skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 2y
any data obtained during crash would be pretty useful for development
Madison420@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
No joke airframe losses are worked into r&d, they're still beta testing if we're being honest that shit was never just limited to games.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
yeah. no aircraft expects to get through it's entire type-use life without some crashes.
Some are better than others, some are notorious for killing lots of pilots, like the f86.
some, like the osprey, are the intersection of a few accidents killing loads of people because it's hauling people and doing clever nifty tiltrotor shit in conditions it's pilots may have never experienced.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Heck of a Jira ticket.
nxdefiant@startrek.website · 3 pts · 2y
reproducibility: Intermittent
verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
He was about to start community college!
rbesfe@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
Wasn't the last F-35 crash also a B variant in VTOL mode coming in for landing?
nuke@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
It was shortly after takeoff