Bulkhead Cracks In F-35B Won’t Slow Fielding, Marines Say

Bulkhead Cracks In F-35B Won’t Slow Fielding, Marines Say
Bulkhead Cracks In F-35B Won’t Slow Fielding, Marines Say

AFA WINTER, ORLANDO: Some 9,400 hours of ground testing of the F-35B exposed serious cracks in the plane’s aluminum bulkheads, sending the Joint Strike Fighter program and contractor Lockheed Martin scrambling to come up with long-term engineering solutions. The Marines say any correction will be made later to their aircraft and will not slow initial fielding…