48FW F-35A delivery summary (41 as at 11/08/2023)

[colp]

20-5591,20-5592 20-5593 Weapons School 6th Weapons Squadron
20-5594 LN Test Flights taken place
20-5595 Test Flights taken place
20-5596Test Flights taken place
20-5597 Test Flights taken place
20-5598 LN Test Flights taken place
Anyone got links to photographs of 20-5594 to 98

20-5595 has LN marking as above post and looks destined for the 493rd

There's a guy on Instagram that is mentioned who regularly posts vids and photos at Fort Worth.

[Starbuck]

19-5476 carries the mythology name "Sigrun"

[Ollie]

20-5596 is for the 493rd, with credit to lightning_II_images on Instagram

[shuck]

Batch 3 (2 aircraft) : 15/04/2022 17:00 Retro 31-32 Delivery Batch #3
19-5493 "493FS"
19-5495 "495FS"

Can anyone confirm where Retro 31-32 arrived from ... Charleston SC or Cherry Point NC.

Thanks

[slogen51]

Unfortunately heads up posts have gone so difficult to check on this site. From memory I think a pair did end up in Charleston although they normally route direct from Dallas up towards the St Johns area and then oceanic

[shuck]

Unfortunately heads up posts have gone so difficult to check on this site. From memory I think a pair did end up in Charleston although they normally route direct from Dallas up towards the St Johns area and then oceanic

I made a note of them flying Fort Worth to Charleston on 5/4/22.

[slogen51]

Well that's them then

I forgot I asked the question

Thanks

Edit: Weird - I didn't ask? Unless the post went west

[slogen51]

Still a hold on for deliveries but Lockheed don't care because they get paid for making them irrespective of acceptance

"But the company is not chiefly paid based on deliveries, he said [chief executive Jim Taiclet]"

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/lockh ... g-fastest/

[colp]

Has anyone read what's going on with the engine investigation or any update on how long the hold on deliveries might be? Going to be quite a backlog at this rate.

[Alf]

Has anyone read what's going on with the engine investigation or any update on how long the hold on deliveries might be? Going to be quite a backlog at this rate.

From Scramble...

Starfighter_F-104G wrote: ↑10 Feb 2023, 16:15
A fix for the engine troubles that grounded new F-35s and halted deliveries has been found.

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/02 ... eliveries/

Engine maker PW confirms, and expects to resume delivering F135s by the end of Feb 2023.
“After thorough review, we can confidently say there were no quality issues with the [engine] fuel tube that fractured,” said Jen Latka, vice president of the F135 program for Pratt & Whitney. “We are dealing with a rare systems phenomenon involving harmonic resonance.
“We have developed a near-term remedy that allows the fleet to fly safely, and we expect that F135 engine deliveries could resume before the end of the month.”

[colp]

Ah, that sounds promising Thank you for sharing that

[Starbuck]

Thanks to a friend, I have the current list of all the Valkyrie jets with their mythology names, I will update shortly.

[NorvilleRogers]

F-16.NET has reported 20-5601 as a new LN F-35A at Fort Worth.

[Starbuck]

F-16.NET has reported 20-5601 as a new LN F-35A at Fort Worth.

As a Reaper or Valkyrie jet?

[Alf]

F-16.NET has reported 20-5601 as a new LN F-35A at Fort Worth.

As a Reaper or Valkyrie jet?

There is no photo as yet, the comments do say 495FS though.

[Starbuck]

F-16.NET has reported 20-5601 as a new LN F-35A at Fort Worth.

As a Reaper or Valkyrie jet?

There is no photo as yet, the comments do say 495FS though.

Ah ok, that should be one of the last two for the Valkyries.

Then the Reapers have 10 either built or in build with more to start on the production line over the coming months.

[EAGLE]

20-5595 and 20-5594 both seen at Fort Worth, both for the 493rd.

Credit to gfontana767 on Instagram.

[Ollie]

Credit to Gfontana767 on Instagram, 20-5600 marked as a Lakenheath jet for the 495th

[Starbuck]

So I wonder if 5597 or 5599 are LN jets?

[colp]

Also 20-5600 possibly the final jet for the 495th.