On 22 Aug 2018 20:33:35 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>more at
>http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23086/marines-need-special-lightning-rods-to-shield-their-f-35s-in-japan-from-thunderstorms
>
>Among a number of residual issues that remain with the F-35 Joint Strike
>thereof, continues to be a particularly vexing issue. For the U.S. Marine Corps
>and its F-35B variant, thunderstorms are still such a problem that the service
>which includes Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan.
Yet more good news about the F-35. The article goes on to talk about
the danger of explosion associated with the fuel tanks when exposed to
lighting on the ground. Think there might be more than a few good
reasons the Chinese have not yet copied this design.
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