Royal Navy spends £50bn on new fighter (F-35C) jets.. but they can't even land on aircraft carriers

[unhappycamper]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086974/Royal-Navy-spends-50bn-new-fighter-jets-land-aircraft-carriers.html



Problems: The newest version of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, (pictured) has a design flaw which means it cannot land on aircraft carriers.


Royal Navy spends £50bn on new fighter jets... but they can't even land on aircraft carriers
By Anthony Bond
UPDATED: 10:44 EST, 15 January 2012

A new fighter plane which is to be used by the UK and U.S. military has a design flaw which prevents it from landing on aircraft carriers, it has emerged.

The flaw in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will come as a huge embarrassment to the Royal Navy which is expected to take delivery of 50 of the planes by 2020 at a cost of about £5 billion.

Leaked documents from the Pentagon have revealed that the arrestor hook of the JSF - which is used to stop the plane during landing - is too close to the wheels.

According to The Sunday Times, the Pentagon report reveals that eight simulated landings have failed and it says a 'significant redesign' of the aircraft is needed.

[BlueJazz]

1. I know this sounds very silly and ignorant but "Move the hook"

[PavePusher]

2. This is when the DoD needs to kick the planes right back to the manufacturer....

and say "Fix it so it works to the contract requirements, within the current budget, or you get no more money. Ever."

But I dream...