AFA-Talk about F-35 progress

Posted on by Eric Palmer

So if F-35 flying is one of the topics at the Air Force Association meeting, I guess they will have a lot to talk about. Like, where are all the first flights that have slipped for 2009?

Sep 2008 status brief by the then F-35 P.O. boss General Davis.The following marked as “milestones”.

For 2009-

AF-1 First Flight May
AF-2 First Flight August
AF-3 First Flight June

BF-3 First Flight May
BF-4 First Flight March
BF-5 First Flight December

CF-1 First Flight October
CF-2 First Flight December
CF-3 First Flight November

Put “ish” on the months because the graphic isn’t super exact. If the Air Force Association wants to discuss the F-35, discuss the red circles.

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2 thoughts on “AFA-Talk about F-35 progress”

  1. I doubt that gonne happen. From 46 test flights in fy 2009 to over 1728 in fy 2010 to catchup.
    They be lucky if they reach 500 as things are going.
    I mean serious we talking from like 4 a month to over a 100.
    If there were not any problems the planes would already be flying daily. Fact that they are not points to serious problems. Not some minor bump on the road.

    FY 2007: planning 27, realisatie 19
    FY 2008: planning 97, realisatie 49
    FY 2009: planning 317, realisatie 46
    FY 2010: planning 1243
    FY 2011: planning 1425
    FY 2012: planning 1299
    FY 2013: planning 593

    Vince

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