F-35B ejection and crash - USMC asking for help locating the crash site
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Looks like they may have found it - 80 miles from the ejection site. Plane apparently was left on auto pilot? So if it flew another 80 miles, what caused the pilot to eject?
wpde.com
Debris, parts from missing military aircraft found in Williamsburg County
Officials from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing said the search is ongoing for a F-35 Lightning II jet Monday.
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i feel like he's going to have some explaining to do....
Loose-seat you got some splanein to do.
We'll just need to wait for the report. It was supposedly on autopilot, where it has a decent range for a fighter, especially since it's kind of chunky with a large tank and reasonably efficient engines. Just curious if the pilot ejected, why it could have been directly guided before ejecting. I guess it was fortunate that it eventually crashed where it didn't injure anyone.
In that case they should've flew it all the way back to China. They could've got a free jet.
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Set the otto pilot to fly towards the most unpopulated area, then pull the handles.
"Flying when parked"?
Someone forgot the apple AirTag
This one has brought out all the crazies, especially when they asked for help locating the crash site.
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But many of these memes don't quite get it right because they use photos of the F-35A. The F-35B has the cover for the lift fan intake.
Have you seen me? All the best 'Missing F-35' memes
A Marine Corps F-35 was missing after its pilot bailed out over South Carolina, but memes about the plane were easy to find.
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But many of these memes don't quite get it right because they use photos of the F-35A. The F-35B has the cover for the lift fan intake.
Apparently the Marine version has an “auto eject” function that the Navy and Air Force variants don’t have.
apnews.com
What we know about the Marine Corps F-35 crash, backyard ejection and what went wrong
The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions about what prompted the pilot to eject after experiencing a malfunction and how the $100 million warplane was able to keep flying pilotless for 60 miles before crashing.
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Wow. I had no idea there was an “auto eject” function in the USMC variant. That will make for an interesting investigation…Apparently the Marine version has an “auto eject” function that the Navy and Air Force variants don’t have.
What we know about the Marine Corps F-35 crash, backyard ejection and what went wrong
The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions about what prompted the pilot to eject after experiencing a malfunction and how the $100 million warplane was able to keep flying pilotless for 60 miles before crashing.
Well,
We have some eyewitnesses of the crash:
We have some eyewitnesses of the crash:
Apparently the Marine version has an “auto eject” function that the Navy and Air Force variants don’t have.
What we know about the Marine Corps F-35 crash, backyard ejection and what went wrong
The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions about what prompted the pilot to eject after experiencing a malfunction and how the $100 million warplane was able to keep flying pilotless for 60 miles before crashing.
It clearly wasn’t doing a short/vertical takeoff or landing with the lift fan though, which are the circumstances where auto eject is supposed to be enabled. I get that you’re getting it from the article, but the F-35B isn’t necessarily a “Marine” version, although the USMC is the only American military branch using it. Several foreign air forces and navies have it or have ordered it. I believe the rationale is that it might be useful in cases of runway damage. Singapore especially, since they’re so small and only have a few runways available. And the UK has ski jump carriers.
Apparently some hikers took this footage. Wondering how it took that long to find it with witnesses, unless they didn’t have cell phone service. And it did result in a fire, but it might not have created a lot of smoke if it was out of fuel. Some of the speculation (including my own) was that maybe it landed in a swamp or lake and didn’t catch on fire.