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F-35A Lightning II, nose gear collapsed on emergency landing

F-35A Lightning II, nose gear collapsed on emergency landing

by Kiriakos Tsakiridis -
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AUGUST 23, 2018

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F-35A Lightning II nose gear collapsed on an emergency landing at Eglin Air Force Base, U.S.A

The fifth-generation fighter on a test flight, reported a mid-air emergency and returned to the base, and its gear collapsed on landing at around 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday.

This is not the first time the F-35 reported nose gear issue. In 2017, Navy pilots reported that F-35C model fighter jets would bob up and down on its nose gear when being launched from a catapult.

http://newsinflight.com/2018/08/23/f-35a-lightning-ii-landing-gear-collapsed-on-emergency-landing/