Interesting Engineering on MSN7d
US Air Force builds $80M F-35A for just $6M by merging parts from two crashed jets
In a notable achievement, Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing have successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II aircraft, ...
Hosted on MSN8d
‘Franken-Lightning' Built From Two Damaged F-35s Returns to Operational Fleet
After a lengthy restoration started with a feasibility study in 2020, the F-35 AF-5269 was sent to Lockheed Martin for final ...
AeroTime6d
US Air Force uses damaged aircraft to restore F-35 to combat-ready status
Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.
Flightglobal6d
Restored ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 returns to flight
After more than a year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew ...
First-ever fully operational F-35 rebuilt from separate crash casualties
Combining major structures from separate F-35s to build a fully operational plane is an Air Force first. Both these damaged ...
Stars and Stripes16d
Air Force puts fighter jets, airmen through dispersal drills in Japan, South Korea
At Kadena, the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed F-16C Fighting Falcons to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan ...
The Aviationist8d
‘Franken-Lightning’ Built From Two Damaged F-35s Returns to Operational Fleet
(U.S Air Force courtesy photo) Once returned at Hill AFB, the aircraft was hangared in the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron, where maintainers worked on the final stages of its restoration.
Yahoo News7d
US Air Force builds $80M F-35A for just $6M by merging parts from two crashed jets
The restoration project stemmed from the need to salvage an aircraft damaged in a nose gear collapse in 2020 at Hill Air Force Base ... restored aircraft has been housed within the 4th Fighter ...