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And he is afraid of lightning. US Department of Defense has counted 966 defects F-35

In the United States, accounting audit and general inspection of the F-35 and its variants was conducted, which showed, that the aircraft is built with a large number of technologies violations. A special commission the US Defense Department found at verification 966 construction defects, which may become the official reason for the abandonment of this type of aircraft, According to Bloomberg.

А еще он боится молний. Минобороны США насчитало 966 дефектов F-35

According to available information from Bloomberg, all aircraft defects F-35 and its modifications have been divided into two categories: first – limitations, which may jeopardize the safety of, protection or other critical requirements, second hit flaws, which may prevent the successful implementation of the combat mission. The report pointed out 111 shortcomings categories 1 and 855 deficiencies category 2.

According to US media, Most of these defects can not be resolved before the start of full scale production. According to the report of the Accounting Chamber of the US, the aircraft has not only structural defects, but also material defects - the strength of the individual elements do not meet the requirements of the US defense department. Besides, as it turned out, the aircraft is not protected against lightning strikes. According to The War Zone, when filling in the field fighters need additional protection against lightning. The reason for all is correctly selected material airframe. Composite materials, of which mainly consists airframe, They do not have the properties, capable of providing passive protection against lightning, and gaps it is not installed, because it does not provide for construction. From the current situation offers a way out through the use of portable lightning, installed in the F-35 ground-based.

The US Department of Defense also questioned the reliability and maintainability of the F-35 and its modifications, because, that since the demonstration of the first prototype of the aircraft manufacturing cost has tripled, and service – five times.

                          
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