-The aircraft was fundamentally too heavy, its landing gear was not designed to withstand the violent forces of a carrier landing, and its delta-wing design was optimized for high-speed flight, not ...
Navy races to salvage stealth F-35 that crashed on aircraft carrier while landing in South China Sea
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy has begun to make plans to recover the F-35C fighter jet that crashed Monday after striking the deck of an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. The jet is the most ...
Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...
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