F35 Joint Strike Fighter bursts into flames during mid-air training flight causing $2million damage

Knicknamed the Turkey ?

Pilot shouldn't have kept his Galaxy Note in his plane.

they do have warranty, don't they?

Probably all that money being funneled through the system, catching fire.

F35 BOONDOGGLE!!

Time to have a look at the deals made to get this pile of trash. Who made public money on this.....Disaster? Our elite create the wars and give you sh t to fight with. Time they learn how to fly me thinks.

I know why, it's a lemon!

When it comes to mission critical technology have always been a believer in K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid)

"Investigators are examining why the fire spread into the warplane's weapons bay" There's a fire in the weapons bay? Just when you thought the F35's could not get any more dangerous - to their own crew....

it shouldn't be costing anythng it should be under warranty and lockheed should foot the bill.

It was caused by the fact that it's a pile of c r a p.

This thing was always going to be a lemon!!

The fire was caused by money burning......

With a clutch-driven lift fan,a rotatable, dilating, exhaust nozzle with reheat and several auxiliary airflow doors that all have to open perfectly every time this thing lands vertically, it's surely an accident waiting to happen. The number of moving parts involved in the lobster tail exhaust, clutch and powered doors is enormous - and they must all be checked and serviced regularly (at sea). If any one fails, it could mean the total loss of the aircraft and pilot. The lift scheme chosen seems to be innately complex. The old Harrier had four, simple, coupled effluxes that rotated in one plane and directed thrust from one engine. That kept the mechanical complexity down - but I fear the worst for the F-35's future service record.