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F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

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F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by C24 » Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:44 am

ImageTMH_6771-ed1 by Charlie, on Flickr

:S ? Is this a Leaking Lightning? Was the pilot caught - short finals? Does SOP call for closing the Lid before flushing?

I haven't spotted the pitot tube either.
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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by PeteHemsley » Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:51 am

I don't understand why you are asking all these questions? He's in the transition for landing. Fully standard config for STOVL ops

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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by deerhunter » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:24 am

Something tells me that this is a joke

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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by C24 » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:26 am

:roll:

I allude to the vapour trail on the stbd side of the vertical jet plume exit. I had not noticed it previously.

It must be an age thing ;)
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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by Nighthawke » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:40 am

PeteHemsley wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:51 am
I don't understand why you are asking all these questions? He's in the transition for landing. Fully standard config for STOVL ops
Er - it's called humour :roll:

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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by bob909 » Sun Jan 27, 2019 12:47 pm

Must be an impressive sight when it dumps it's load :Oops:

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Post by Petepilot » Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:48 pm

Lol; I can think of no other aircraft that would generate such a thread on FC :whistle: . Looking at the photo from C24, it did remind me of the first Airfix model I built when I mistakenly assembled the kit in the wrong order, sticking bits on wherever I thought they might fit.... :Oops:

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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by slogen51 » Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:01 pm

It's not a lid it's a bog seat!

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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by PeteHemsley » Sun Jan 27, 2019 2:08 pm

Nighthawke wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:40 am
PeteHemsley wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:51 am
I don't understand why you are asking all these questions? He's in the transition for landing. Fully standard config for STOVL ops
Er - it's called humour :roll:
Well I certainly didn't get that. Straight over me

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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by TeeJay » Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:02 pm

C24 wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:26 am
:roll:

I allude to the vapour trail on the stbd side of the vertical jet plume exit. I had not noticed it previously.

It must be an age thing ;)

Brian,

I hope all is well with you, I think what you can see is low pressure vapour, similar to you get on top of a wing on a day with damp air, or when pulling high G.

I have some shots from Battle of Britain show at Duxford September last year that shows this in the area between the cold thrust of the fan and hot gas from the exhaust.

ImageIMG_0550 617 Squadron flypast, F35B ZM147 by Trevor Davey, on Flickr

ImageIMG_0567 617 Squadron flypast, F35B ZM147 by Trevor Davey, on Flickr

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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by paddyboy » Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:29 am

Hi Brian :P

You'll be climbing trees next :lol:

Nice shot and thanks for posting :thumbs:

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Re: F35-B with lid up & leak in the lower plumbing

Post by C24 » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:43 am

Trev's photo of me up the tree has pride of place in our sitting room. Of course, I only do shrubs now due to old age ;)

Keep posting :clap:
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