F-35C will have to be redesigned

>>32569259
>Replacing the front nose gear
>Redesigning the plane

>>32569259
To quote Dragon029 ;

>It's not failing, at light takeoff weights (eg, no weapons, <50% internal fuel), the jet's nose bounces up and down a lot as its being catapulted. The jet doesn't mind, but the majority of pilots are experiencing a 3/5 on a pain scale (some rated 2/5, some rated 4/5, one rated 5/5). That pain and the shaking also causes some disorientation. It's unlikely to effect normal operations, but who knows, maybe they'll need to launch a jet light on fuel for a quick response one day.

They've (for now) ruled out replacing the nose gear and are instead looking at 3 stages of fixes:

1. Short term (next couple of months), write new SOPs that tell pilots to look out for it and how to better brace themselves and lessen any pain.

2. Mid-term (ideally before SDD is finished), they want to make the HMDS have a new mode for launching, so when they catapult, the amount of information displayed is extra-minimal and just focuses on orientation, etc.

3. Long term (by some point in Block 4), they want to adjust the geometry / positioning / release-force of the hold-back bar, which connects to the nose gear and holds the jet from moving until the catapult's steam has enough pressure to yank the nose gear from the hold-back bar. Because the shaking is a matter of oscillation and resonance, changing the starting point of the oscillation can inhibit it.

>>32569291

Why don't just hire a massagist LMAO.

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Dey see me bouncin, dey hatin.

>>32569330

Mi F-trintaecinco ese.

San Diego mi familia homs.

>>32569328
The word is masseuse.
>>32569259
They're redesigning the nose wheel for when they do cat launches with no weapons and light fuel as it will be easier on both the airframe and pilot. Hadley a redesign, more like the strengthening of the nose wheel and bar.

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>>32569259

>40 years of development

>Nose gear not working

America's premier defense contractor, ladies and gents.

>>32569388

Sorry.

My point stands ;D

>>32569259
LOCKMART SHILLS ON SUICIDE WATCH

>>32569400
>40 years of development

Also the nose gear works, its just that it jerks the pilot up and down a bit when the aircraft is launched with the minimum amount of fuel and no weapons.

Time to sell my shares in Lockmart!

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>>32569400

Go back to russia

>>32569328
There is absolutely zero chance that Maverick and Iceman DONT engage in hot steamy man-on-man massaging when they come back to the boat after killing Mig-28's

>>32569259

Should of used a ramp. Ha ha

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>Yes! Gib more shekels goy!

>>32569413
A redesign implies that basic flight is impaired without re-doing the entire layout. The "design" of the plane is already done and it works well, this is just stress testing. It's something that every plane ever made goes though.

>>32569457

L-Lewd...

>>32569491

Back to your shit angled named after a mummy carrier, Muhammad.

>>32569457
Hot

>>32569533

It's quite dumb tho.

They find that out after years and now there it goes another billion of taxpayer.

>>32569676
Seeing as how the aircraft is only in low rate initial production a minor redesign of one part of the aircraft would likely be fairly inexpensive.

>>32569689

Yes, but you know... politics, lobby 'n shiet.

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Y'all gon' make me lose my mind up in here, up in here

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>>32569608

Nice try Darnell. Fix your plane.

>>32569725
>>32569689
>>32569676
Actually to the contrary, the reason they're (the military, Congress, the goverment) is undertaking some many LRIP phases is for this exact reason. They have a couple hundred planes, fly the hell out of them in all different environments and configurations, figure out what's wrong (if any) then alter certain aspects of software or parts to make up fr those faults. It's one of the lessons learned from the F-16, they built over a thousand of them before they realized that they need to conduct a major mandatory overhaul of every plane built, which ended up costing billions of dollars in 70s money and delaying the program.

>>32569835

Yeah, gonna start using some AMERICAN components instead of shitty British ones.

>>32569973
JSF components are built the world over, hombre

>>32569986

That's why. You yuropoors can't build shit.

time to cancel the plane

Why dont you just use ramps?

>>32570031
That doesn't make any sense. The Europeans ARE building shit, both for their militaries and the JSF.

>>32569259
>F-35C will have to be redesigned
>this sounds big
>replacing front wheel gear
>it is nothing
Basically ever F-35 thread ever

>>32569330

Who knew that such an innocuous movement could cause such a problem?

>>32571061
This

>>32569259
had this thread earlier today, already debunked

>>32569291
>It's not failing, at light takeoff weights (eg, no weapons, <50% internal fuel)

It's total fucking failing that you don't just add 1% more fucking fuel.