“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
I heard one of the major flaws of this jet is ability to be hacked. I'm thinking it was hacked and was told to eject the pilot.
Latest I heard was a debris field was found. Wonder if it is true or just a narrative to hide the fact that they have no idea where that plane is.
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
https://babylonbee.com/news/zelensky...is-jets-ruinedNEW YORK, NY — As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the U.S. to petition the U.N. for additional funds for the ongoing war with Russia, he was angered to learn one of his F-35s had been carelessly ruined by the American military.
"I mean…what gives, you guys?" Zelensky asked American military leaders. "That was one of your - I mean my - best planes! You owe me 80 million dollars now. Pay up, and add an additional 33 trillion for the inconvenience. For the war, you know?"
The jet was abandoned over the southern part of the U.S. Monday after the pilot detected an issue with the transponder. Zelensky reminded the U.S. government he had graciously allowed the Marines to use his plane only on condition that they not crash it into the ground.
"We're deeply sorry to have offended President Zelensky…we're doing everything in our power to smooth things over with our Commander in Chief, who is um…President Biden…of course. Not Zelensky," General Eric Smith, the acting commandant of the Marine Corps, told reporters. "We deeply apologize to our dear leader…um…President Biden…yes…and ask him to please forgive our incompetence."
The Ukrainian leader said he'd accept the apology in the form of many suitcases of unmarked U.S. currency delivered directly to his residence in Kyiv.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Holy crap, this is gold! 1:50 for epic reporting!
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I was first thinking that the plane would have flown past the camera during the weather report and then over the weather map behind the guy. I was sad nobody thought of doing that to spice up a boring weather day.
"when socialism fails, blame capitalism and demand more socialism." - A friend
"You know the difference between libs and right-wingers? Libs STFU when evidence refutes their false beliefs." - Another friend
“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.” - Paulo Coelho
Ah memories The Marine Corps, which institutionally has a sense of humor limited solely to Marine Corps humor, has got to be crapping all over itself. Especially if the troops are making fun of this
https://babylonbee.com/news/bad-luck...in-client-list
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“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
"when socialism fails, blame capitalism and demand more socialism." - A friend
"You know the difference between libs and right-wingers? Libs STFU when evidence refutes their false beliefs." - Another friend
“Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.” - Paulo Coelho
I do not know. The Osprey is after my time. We used CH-46's as troop transports ship to shore and back.
What I gather from this is if they hard clutch it shreds the gears and some electronics. Not sure what "hard clutching" is to a VTOL. Thinking along the lines of hard clutching in a vehicle, I can only think jamming it in gear. Only they are in the air when they do it.
Appears to be a regular performance issue.
What I can tell you as a Marine is: they'll jury rig those things anyway they possibly can to make them work. "Thrifty" is an understatement concerning the Corps. Tight-ass bastards is more like it. The Corps' early reputation was based on taking Army and Navy castoffs and making them work and it's no myth
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke