Slightly risible.

[Peerie Maa]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66841194

US military asks for public's help to find F-35 fighter jet
Published2 minutes ago


Image source, PA Media
Image caption, The F-35, seen in this file photo, is one of the world's most advanced fighter jets and comes with a $80m (£65m) price tag

By Megan Fisher
BBC News

The US military has asked for the public's help to try and locate one of its F-35 fighter jets after the pilot ejected from the aircraft.
It went missing on Sunday afternoon when the pilot was flying over the southern state of South Carolina.
The pilot, who has not been named, ejected and parachuted safely. He is in a stable condition in hospital.
It is not yet clear what happened, but officials said the aircraft was involved in a "mishap".

[skuthorp]

The aliens have grabbed it for their museum…………….

[CWSmith]

I have a relative down there. I've asked her to check her back yard.

It's a stealth jet, so she may need to look twice.

[Jim Mahan]

Maybe it was in stealth mode just before he ejected.

Prolly he pointed it over water and it became a stealth submarine.

[skuthorp]

I am minded of a story from the Goons when Milligan met Seacombe. Seacombe's artillery piece was not spiked down and shot off down the hill when fired. Down below was Miligan, who met Seacombe wandering down asking "Anyone seen my gun?"
That was their story anyhow.

[ron ll]

Love this headline.

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[Durnik]

'slightly', eh? (-:

[Gerarddm]

It probably ran out of fuel over the ocean.

You'd think they'd have a radar track.

[bluedog225]

Interesting to see the auto pilot then eject. I guess a cockpit fire?

[LeeG]

Is that $80 million base price for airframe and engine before adding necessary warfare electronics packages?


https://www.pogo.org/analysis/2020/1...35s-true-costs

[Peerie Maa]

It probably ran out of fuel over the ocean.

You'd think they'd have a radar track.

If you had read the rest of the link provided, you will have seen that it was headed inland, and that they were thinking it came down in one of the lakes to the NE of Charleston.

[wizbang 13]

dint even want to fund it
now we gotta find it

[stromborg]

Is that $80 million base price for airframe and engine before adding necessary warfare electronics packages?


https://www.pogo.org/analysis/2020/1...35s-true-costs

Don't forget to add the $41,000 per hour it costs to fly one. I don't think that includes the fuel bill...

ETA: Found it: "U.S. Air Force Environmental Impact Statement This comes from the environmental impact statement prepared by the Air Force. The F-35 jet fuel consumption rate is 5,600 liters per hour or 1,481 gallons per hour, so it has CO2e emissions of 4,816 pounds per hour, or 2.4 short tons per hour or 2.2 metric tons per hour."

While grumbling beigins about the national debt on another thread, follow the link for some other eye watering flight costs:

https://aircosmosinternational.com/article/42-000-per-flight-hour-for-the-f-35-operating-costs-are-not-improving-3451

[birlinn]

They never found the tailplane of the Pan-Am 747 that was blown up over Scotland- the theory being that is in a loch somewhere.

[LeeG]

Don't forget to add the $41,000 per hour it costs to fly one. I don't think that includes the fuel bill...

ETA: Found it: "U.S. Air Force Environmental Impact Statement This comes from the environmental impact statement prepared by the Air Force. The F-35 jet fuel consumption rate is 5,600 liters per hour or 1,481 gallons per hour, so it has CO2e emissions of 4,816 pounds per hour, or 2.4 short tons per hour or 2.2 metric tons per hour."

While grumbling beigins about the national debt on another thread, follow the link for some other eye watering flight costs:

https://aircosmosinternational.com/article/42-000-per-flight-hour-for-the-f-35-operating-costs-are-not-improving-3451

Hey, can’t put a price on FREEDOM!