By Colonel Rosanne Greco, USAF (retired) June 11, 2016 Dear South Burlington City Councilors, I would like to first express my gratitude to the council chair for being willing to address the serious issue of the safety and noise impacts of the F-35 basing in our city. Secondly, I would like the council to know that […]
April 30, 2009 To enhance the ability of ARFF crews to effectively respond to composite aircraft mishaps the United States Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA) has made available information and training through a publicly available website. The Composite Awareness course offers a summary of many years of Air Force research into composites that […]
By Melissa Hinojosa Advanced composite material (ACM) use in the military and private sector is increasing. As a result, the personnel responding to a crash site should be able to assess the hazard and determine a category of high or low exposure risk. [FULL ARTICLE]
Although advanced aerospace materials and advanced composites provide outstanding performance, they also present several unique post-mishap environmental, safety, and health concems. The purpose of this paper is to provide information on some of the unique hazards and concerns associated with these materials when damaged by fire, explosion, or high-energy impact. [FULL ARTICLE]
By Lara Seligman As the Air Force races to declare its F-35 jets operational before the end of the year, observers are still warning about schedule delays, a faulty logistics system, and software glitches. But here at Edwards, the pilots, maintainers and technicians of the F-35 Integrated Test Force say they are happy with the […]
By Lara Seligman Here at the F-35 Integrated Test Force, pilots spend their days simulating real missions to prepare the jets to one day operate on the battlefield. Air Force Times got a glimpse into the day-to-day life of an F-35 test pilot during a May 4 visit to this base north of Los Angeles. […]
April 12, 2016 Air Force officials announced April 12 that Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, are candidate bases for the first Reserve-led F-35A Lightning II location. The preferred and reasonable alternatives are expected to be selected in […]
By Peter Levring Denmark’s government plans to replace its aging fleet of fighter jets with Lockheed Martin planes in an order worth 20 billion kroner ($3 billion). The minority government of Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, which still needs parliamentary approval before the order can be placed, wants to spend the money on 27 F-35 jets […]
BY MARCUS WEISGERBER MAY 12, 2016 In the southwest corner of a mile-long assembly plant here, an F-16 fighter jet is slowly coming to life. That plane, being built for the Iraqi Air Force, is far more sophisticated than the first Falcon to come off this production line more than 40 years ago, but it […]