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F-35 fighter aircraft fleet grounded

Los Angeles, USA - Composed of 20 airplanes

Due to a problem with the IPP (Integrated Power Package) the 20 F-35 Lightning II planes' fleet has been grounded; the incident happened on August 2 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, during a ground maintenance run of AF-4 aircraft, the fourth model in conventional takeoff and landing version. Following the standard procedure the crew turned off the engines because of a fault detected in the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1132586
Rome, Italy, 08/04/2011 13:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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