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https://breakingdefense.com/2024/04/exc ... long-hold/
...dit was geen 1 april grap, toch?EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon clears F-35 to fly in lightning after years-long hold
The approval ends an ironic episode for the fighter nicknamed the "Lightning II."
on April 01, 2024 at 4:02 PM
...nitrogen is dus stikstof....The Defense Department formally lifted the restrictions on March 19
after devising a hardware and software fix for the lightning protection system
used aboard the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant,
JPO spokesman Russ Goemaere said in response to a press inquiry.
The F-35A had been prohibited from flying within 25 miles of lightning since June 2020,
when damaged tubes were found installed on the On-Board Inert Gas Generation System (OBIGGS) in several planes.