I got a note from a little birdy and it made me sit up and say WHAT THE FUCK! in a crowded Starbucks I was enjoying a coffee in. I won't include the entire note, just this section....
We understand JSF aircraft flight operations are now significantly restricted and limited to:I'm going to run all this down but if this is true then we're looking at a program that is far from the most open in history.
- minus one (-1) to plus three (+3) normal “g" envelope
(the equivalent of a FAR Part 23 Normal Category General Aviation aircraft envelope e.g. Cessna 310)
- maximum speed of 0.9 Mach
- 18 degrees angle of attack
- half deflection lateral stick
More critically, after every three (3) hours of flight time, each front fan section of each engine must undergo a full internal borescope inspection which will likely take a minimum of 4 to 6 man-hours.
Something is very much wrong with this airplane and its being hid from the public.
More to come but if the above is true, then it isn't allowed to maneuver, its restricted to speeds just above that of modern airliners and its turning into a maintenance nightmare.
SIDENOTE: I'm keeping up with this program despite world events and in watching the different opinion pieces I've noticed one thing. The supporters of this program are hanging their hats on the fact that we've spent so much money we have to continue. No one is defending it as ground breaking anymore. No one is saying that its war winning tech. All they're saying is we have to continue because of how much we've spent. THAT'S BULLSHIT!
