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F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by Gary » Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:33 am

ALTRV in place for Sunday :thumb: viewtopic.php?f=139&p=627564#p627564

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by razor23uk » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:00 am

Nice one Gary.....now to convince her indoors for a picnic in the country side Sunday!
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by stealth1234 » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:59 am

All F-35's have been grounded as of Yesterday. Its looking more unlikely they will make it over :(
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by razor23uk » Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:12 am

Lots of conflicting news re the grounding. Many people saying not ALL types are grounded over on the Brize facebook page and just as many saying they are!
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by Reptile 1 » Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:15 am

http://www.latimes.com/business/aerospa ... story.html
Flights had been expected to resume the day after Monday’s mishap, but the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps decided to suspend all F-35 operations until it was determined that flights could resume safely.
The decision to ground all F-35 flights was made Wednesday afternoon as more information became available, according to F-35 spokeswoman Kyra P. Hawn in the military’s Joint Program Office.

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by razor23uk » Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:28 am

Damn...so its a case of sit tight and fingers crossed then. :'(
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by Reptile 1 » Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:07 am

On a positive note From Lockheed Martin ...
“We will resume flying once we know more about the cause of the F-35A fire that occurred at Eglin AFB earlier this week,” Ulsh said. “At present, there are no changes to our plans to debut the aircraft in the UK.”

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by Gary » Fri Jun 27, 2014 5:40 pm

ALTRV reposted for Monday, so at least a 24 hour slip

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by GOOSE » Fri Jun 27, 2014 6:50 pm

From aviation week -
All U.S. Marine Corps F-35B operations remain dormant since a fire broke out in an F-35A preparing for takeoff this week, but this is not expected – at least for now – to affect the timing of the aircraft’s debut in the U.K. next month.
http://aviationweek.com/defense/f-35b-s ... w-timeline
Plans for the deployment now involve up to four F-35Bs arriving in the first week of July ready to make their international debut, first at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford on July 11 and then at the Farnborough International Airshow, which opens on July 14.
http://aviationweek.com/farnborough-201 ... antic-trip
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by Reptile 1 » Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:03 pm

Green Light for F35B
(Reuters) - The U.S. Marine Corps said it was resuming flights of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 B-model jets on Friday, and was continuing with its plan to send several jets to Britain for their international debut next month.

"The Marine Corps will resume F-35B flight operations today. We are continuing with our plans to deploy to the UK next month," said Marine Corps spokesman Captain Richard Ulsh.

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by Gary » Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:33 am

According to Alert 5 / Reuters, the F-35 are at Pax River, Maryland :thumb:
Four F-35Bs arrived at Pax River ahead of transatlantic flight
The U.S. Marine Corps has resumed flights of its F-35Bs with four arriving in NAS Patuxent River from NAS Yuma.

The jets are expected to depart on Jun. 29 for their first flight across the Atlantic ocean to Britain.
Info Alert 5

Also mentioned Maryland on the updated Reuters story
(Updates number of F-35Bs headed to UK; confirms their arrival in Maryland)

By Andrea Shalal

(Reuters) - The U.S. Marine Corps on Friday resumed flights of its Lockheed Martin Corp F-35B jets that were suspended following a fire on an Air Force F-35A and prepared for the jet's global debut in Britain next month after the discovery of engine pieces from the F-35A pointed to an issue with that specific model.

"We are continuing with our plans to deploy to the UK next month," said Marine Corps spokesman Captain Richard Ulsh. He said the Marine Corps resumed F-35B flights on Friday.

Four F-35B jets arrived early evening on Friday at an air base in southern Maryland, where they will be readied for their first trans-Atlantic flights, according to sources familiar with the program. The jets came from a Marine Corps base in Yuma, Arizona.

The deployment of the jets to Britain had been called into question after a fire broke out in the rear of an Air Force A-model F-35 on Monday as the pilot was preparing to take off for a training flight.

The Air Force on Thursday suspended flights of all F-35 A-model jets while it investigates the fire. Flights of some Navy jets were also suspended, but others continued to fly, according to Navy officials.
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by Dunk » Sat Jun 28, 2014 5:16 am

Nice find Gary

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by welshandy » Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:46 am

I thought only 3 Jets were coming over 2 x USMC & 1 x RAF. Is it now 4x USMC + 1 x RAF :S :S

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by Matty82 » Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:59 am

It should be 4 F-35B's in total, 3 USMC and 1 RAF.

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by baz1 » Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:19 am

three air spares+ 1 jet such excitement
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by welshandy » Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:31 pm

Matty82 wrote:It should be 4 F-35B's in total, 3 USMC and 1 RAF.
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by lmgaylard » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:00 pm

Not wishing to be being pedantic but; it's 3 USMC and 1 BRITISH F-35B. Just the 'Light Blue' trying to take over......as always.. :whistle: :whistle:
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by POL » Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:35 am

Nothing known yet Mike, keep an eye on this thread: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100135

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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by razor23uk » Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:07 am

My bets are Bobby 51 and 52 for the KC10s and Cube 01-04 for the F35's..... :ninja:
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Re: F-35 coming to RIAT / Farnborough

Post by rva65 » Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:40 pm

We wish!

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