Stealth Jets are REALLY Stealthy

[Pooky 3,780]

The F-35B is so stealthy, the USMC has lost an one after it’s pilot ejected safely and are asking for help trying to find it 🤣

 

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/search-continues-for-missing-f-35-fighter-jet-north-of-charleston/article_de94c536-561d-11ee-9262-bffa1e188902.html

 

Even the ‘Bee couldn’t make this one up.

[yuna628 9,671]

I have questions.

 

Like why was it on autopilot?

Why did the pilot eject if the plane is functional and could be flying itself?

Why is there no way to like detect it?

 

We've had jets patrolling the area like crazy this weekend. I'm guessing they are looking for something or someone keeps getting into the NOTAM/TFR area.

[Boiler 45,442]

It has a Transponder but the Transponder was defective.

 

I remember reading about the Meteor, and early fighter jet and the large percentage of airframes lost when it did not see that much Combat.

 

Back in WW2 Colorado seemed to be a favourite place for Bomber training, a lot of crashes, not sure they have found all of them. I suppose it is inevitable if you are on the edge with Aircraft design there is going to be a higher failure rate. We get a lot of high altitude low level stuff here.

 

When I was at School we used to go flying, RAF Chipmunks, very very old even then but tried and trusted. The last time I went the safety checks took forever, they had a crash and the student did not make it. You sat in the back and the pilot pulled the canopy back and went and then you had to do your bit.

[Dashinka 24,479]

18 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

I have questions.

 

Like why was it on autopilot?

Why did the pilot eject if the plane is functional and could be flying itself?

Why is there no way to like detect it?

 

We've had jets patrolling the area like crazy this weekend. I'm guessing they are looking for something or someone keeps getting into the NOTAM/TFR area.

There are a lot of questions, but the OP story did say something about a malfunctioning transponder.  Not surprising as you cannot expect everything to work on an $80 million+ piece of US military hardware.

[Pooky 3,780]

25 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

I have questions.

 

Like why was it on autopilot?

Why did the pilot eject if the plane is functional and could be flying itself?

Why is there no way to like detect it?

 

We've had jets patrolling the area like crazy this weekend. I'm guessing they are looking for something or someone keeps getting into the NOTAM/TFR area.

It wouldn’t be the first plane to keep flying after the pilot ejected.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornfield_Bomber

 

And they can’t find this one because it’s stealthy 🥷 

[Boiler 45,442]

[Dashinka 24,479]

Maybe it is still flying to China via AI developed in China.

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[yuna628 9,671]

So why are they now saying there has to be a two-day 'stand down' for all domestic and international F35s?

[Pooky 3,780]

1 hour ago, yuna628 said:

So why are they now saying there has to be a two-day 'stand down' for all domestic and international F35s?

If something goes wrong with equipment like this, it is often the case  that the remaining planes will be grounded until the cause is determined. It can be days, weeks, or even months, if serious enough.

[Dashinka 24,479]

Found.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12532685/missing-fighter-jet-update.html

Edited September 18, 2023 by Dashinka

[TBoneTX 45,248]

Military Personnel Seen Wandering Forest Pressing Button On F-35 Key Fob

 

HUGER, SC — A team of Marines was seen trudging through the woods, stopping every 30 feet to wave a key fob around in a 90° arc, say campers at Francis Marion National Forest.  The Marines, who traveled in a tactical column, were allegedly on a mission to locate, close with, and recover the F-35 fighter jet that went missing Sunday evening.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/marines-seen-wandering-forest-pressing-button-on-key-fob

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Bad Luck:  Military Announces Lost F-35 Was Carrying Epstein Client List

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a blow to the transparency of information and what could have been a treasure trove of evidence against a global sex trafficking ring, the Pentagon has announced the lost F-35 fighter jet was apparently carrying the only known copy of Jeffrey Epstein's client list.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/bad-luck-military-announces-lost-f-35-was-carrying-epstein-client-list

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Zelensky Upset To Hear One Of His Jets Ruined

 

NEW YORK, NY — As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the U.S. to petition the U.N. for additional funds for the ongoing war with Russia, he was angered to learn one of his F-35s had been carelessly ruined by the American military.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/zelensky-upset-to-hear-one-of-his-jets-ruined

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