F-15s grounded

jimpeel · Jan 11, 2008

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/10/f15.groundings/index.html

The government has grounded the entire fleet of F-15s due to a design flaw that can cause the aircraft to break up in mid air.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/01/10/mcintyre.us.f15.grounded.cnn

I guess no one ever showed them THIS INCIDENT in which an Israeli pilot not only flew but landed an F-15 with one wing completely missing. In any other aircraft this would have been impossible.

Gonz · Jan 11, 2008

Quit shooting AIM-120's at 'em & they won't fall from the sky.

AlladinSane · Jan 11, 2008

Didn't get. They've been flying those this for 15+ years and just now they realize accidents can happen?

Gonz · Jan 11, 2008

Somebody with a buddy wants to speed up production on the F-35's

jimpeel · Jan 12, 2008

Gonz said:
Somebody with a buddy wants to speed up production on the F-35's

According to the video, and everything else I have read, they want F-22s.

Gonz · Jan 12, 2008

So would I but the Raptor is the new (expensive) thing.

Gato_Solo · Jan 12, 2008

So is the F-35...

Gonz · Jan 12, 2008

DOH!

F-35 = Joint Strike Fighter.