Dozens of American F-35 fighters are in a no-fly state due to engine failures, reports The Drive.
This was announced by US Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick at the congressional hearing.
According to him, 41 fighters supplied to the US Air Force, two planes supplied to the Marine Corps and the US Navy, and three F-35s in service, he said. precise. the American allies.
As Aviation Week author Steve Trimble noted, the cause of the problems was the rapid wear of the thermal protection coating on the rotor blades of turbine. According to him, this is “ unexpected degradation '' an alloy of calcium, magnesium and aluminum silicate.
It is known that until May of this year a total of 283 F-35 aircraft entered service with the US Air Force.
Recall that previously the director of the Global Trade Weapons Analysis Center, Igor Korochenko, announced the dominance of the fifth-generation fighter Su-57 over his American counterpart. According to the expert, during an aerial duel with the F-35, the Russian aircraft are more likely to win in both long-range missile and close combat.