The US Air Force suspended its F-16 flights.

The US Air Force shot off the 82 from 157 double fighter F-16D "Fighting Falcon" in connection with the detection of cracks in the cockpit, reports Lenta.ru report with reference to the Air Force Times.

According to the American edition, the damage was discovered during a full-time post-flight check of one of the cars. After that, the command issued an order to check the entire fleet of F-16D. As a result, the commission found fit only 75 fighters for flight. Delivered aircraft began to study the engineers of the manufacturer's "Lockheed Martin".

According to one of the military experts, Steve Grotjon, “the cracks in the cockpit of the F-16D could have appeared due to fatigue caused by the constant operation of the aircraft.”

The F-16 fighters did not begin to check other modifications (a total of 812).

Double F-16D "Fighting Falcon" - 4-generation aircraft, are in service with the American Air Force since the middle of the 80-s. Machines reach speeds of up to 2,1 thousand km / h, have a combat radius of 550 km.

In the spring of 2013, the leadership of the Air Force announced its intention to modernize the entire fleet of "sixteenths", with the goal of extending their service life by 8-10 years. That is, outdated aircraft will serve until they are replaced by representatives of the 5 generation - F-35 "Lighning II" fighters.

Comments

[siberalt]

So it seems they put an end to the 35s because of the high cost. Oh well.

[supertiger21]

Quote: siberalt

So it seems they put an end to the 35s because of the high cost. Oh well.

The cross was put on the F-22 because of the high cost, and then only after almost 200 units were released, having adopted them. Unfortunately, the “cross” has not yet been put on the F-35. The order for 2443 units is still valid.

[bulvas]

And there’s nothing to quarrel with Russia

Also the lip will crack

[Russ69]

Quote: supertiger21

The order for 2443 units is still valid.

2443 aircraft, this is not an order yet, but an approved plan until 2040. According to the procurement plan itself, they have already begun to make a reservation for reduction. Ordered so far, along with export 3 or 4 hundreds, sort of. This is something about funded, one way or another.

[Silkway0026]

Advise with tape to blind ... it can help)))

[jovanni]

Quote: supertiger21

Unfortunately, the F-35 has not yet been given a cross

Yes, sorry. We'll have to, if anything, put an end to them "Triumph" ...

[Wellych]

Unfortunately, the F-35 has not yet been given a cross

Why "Unfortunately"? it's better to spend resources and time on it than on something worthwhile.

[MSA]

There is nothing more permanent than temporary, it’s better to fly on the old.

[Myth]

And they fall on everyone except civilians.

[Giant thought]

Fatigue is felt in mattresses not only in metal, but also in the mental state of the nation.

[Vitaly Anisimov]

Worked for wear and tear in recent years (bombing cities of different countries) ..

[Dezinto]

Yeah. They have had a lot of work in recent years. And not training flights at all.

[enot73]

Quote: DEZINTO

Worked for wear and tear in recent years (bombing cities of different countries) ..

It’s not a matter of "wear and tear" but in the design of the cockpit canopy, which, in order to improve visibility and aerodynamics, is made in the form of a solid large glass tub, without any frame elements.

[Iline]

Do not write frank nonsense. At one time, such a design was a breakthrough in aviation technology. We must honestly acknowledge the successes of even potential opponents. But nothing lasts forever in this world. But why these elements of the aircraft were not inspected during repairs and were not inspected in preparation for flights - this is a great mystery. Here, the Americans were loafing somewhere.

[enot73]

Quote: Iline

At one time, such a design was a breakthrough in aviation technology. We must honestly acknowledge the successes of even potential opponents. But nothing lasts forever in this world

Did I write that this is bad? It was only about the design features. It's just that you have to pay for everything good, and the aerodynamics and visibility of the F-16 cockpit lantern are simply gorgeous.

[clidon]

So their raids are actually scrap. Especially on sparks, which are also long. Therefore, single are not checked.

[Evilcat]

According to one of their military experts, Steve Grotjon, "cracks in the cockpit of the F-16D could appear due to fatigue caused by the constant operation of aircraft."

Not an expert, but a storehouse of wisdom. So that the weapon does not fail, do not try to use it.
Now it’s clear why people like Psaki behave this way. The brain is constantly strained, and it refuses.

[clidon]

That is, the glider of the machine from operational loads only trains?

[Rimsler2014]

soon the United States will have all the planes like that, and the F-35 is no better than the F-16

[supertiger21]

Quote: Rimsler2014

soon the United States will have all the planes like that, and the F-35 is no better than the F-16

You are mistaken dear!
The only thing the F-16 exceeds the 35th is the price. Yes, and this is not a fact. The F-35A is already worth $ 98 million, and with the start of large-scale production this price will decrease.
ps I don’t make praise of Western technology, but you should not do hacking as well.

[Wellych]

F-35A already costs $ 98 million, and with the start of large-scale production, this price will decrease.

98 million before the start of development, now 200 plus a very expensive service. The entire program will cost the United States more than a trillion, each plane with planned maintenance will be somewhere around half a billion.

[Kassandra]

F-16 surpasses F-35 in almost everything, youtube "F-35 is a turkey"

[FREGATENKAPITAN]

Is the F-16 a bad plane? I saw a lot of them ...... passed from the Baltic Straits to the Atlantic, so they just hung over us - Danish, graceful, maneuverable, and if you watch something smokes and rumbles .... it's the B-4 Bundes fly (then still stood in their arms) I do not compare them with the performance characteristics of our aircraft, but the Beating Falcon is a good car!

[andrei332809]

Maxim died and ... with him

[horoh]

They didn’t begin to check the others in vain, I would suddenly begin to crumble in the air, again Russia would be to blame !!!

[DV69]

Quote: horoh

They didn’t begin to check the others in vain, I would suddenly begin to crumble in the air, again Russia would be to blame !!!

And Russia will rejoice.

[Vasek]

Quote: horoh

again Russia will be to blame !!!

The wording recommended by the State Department:
"The evil regime of the angry Putin".

[Chaika]

According to one of their military experts, Steve Grotjon, "cracks in the cockpit of the F-16D could appear due to fatigue caused by the constant operation of aircraft."

Continuous operation is a loose concept. How long? All over the world, wars are unleashed - tired

[Karasik]

This news left me completely indifferent. Excuse me! I would like to raise my right hand up (as high as possible), and then sharply it down with the words: "Yes and X .. with them!"

[Roman 1977]

Well, where are the American "Bulk": "Everything is gone! Cuts! Rollbacks! Equipment is outdated!" In Fergusson? Yes, they are not there.
Well, now, as for the Americans, they know how to count money: the cost of one F-16D of the latest modification of Block 52 is 34 million forever green, and the cost of a two-seat F-35B Lightning II is 108,1 million, i.e. twice as much, and the flight is much cheaper, and in order to bomb a pickup with Basmachi, which have only AK, at best for them, the DShK or its Chinese clone, no stealth technology or vertical takeoff is required.
Although personally, I would prefer that all F-16 look like this, for: Pindostan delendam esse- P_indostan should be destroyed !!!

[supertiger21]

Quote: Novel 1977

Well, where are the American "Bulk": "Everything is gone! Cuts! Rollbacks! Equipment is outdated!" In Fergusson? Yes, they are not there.
Well, now, as for the Americans, they know how to count money: the cost of one F-16D of the latest modification of Block 52 is 34 million forever green, and the cost of a two-seat F-35B Lightning II is 108,1 million, i.e. twice as much, and the flight is much cheaper, and in order to bomb a pickup with Basmachi, which have only AK, at best for them, the DShK or its Chinese clone, no stealth technology or vertical takeoff is required.
Although personally, I would prefer that all F-16 look like this, for: Pindostan delendam esse- P_indostan should be destroyed !!!

Hello Roman!
With all due respect to you (because I constantly admire the richness and objectivity of your posts), you have shown incorrectness. I mean that the F-16 would be more correct to compare with the F-35A, because it will be the receiver of the 16th. I personally consider the F-35B more as a carrier-based attack aircraft than a full fighter, adding to this its GDP ability, it would be more correct to compare it with the similar Harrier or Yak-141.
Yours!

[Major Yurik]

An illustration of the Russian expression HARA CRACKED by the Pendo-Abamans!

[gunter_laux]

It can be seen that the glider has worked out the established resource and the limits of renewal thereof have been exhausted, the flag is in their nozzle!

[ddmm09]

So that the wings of the Amer Air Force planes fall off!

[typhoon7]

I think that many people want to express this kind wish to them, whose cities and villages they generously carpeted with bombs.

[rugor]

Quote: ddmm09

So that the wings of the Amer Air Force planes fall off!

And the tails!

[Neighbor]

I repeat, of course, but non-stop flights to all P.I. And that they are calling us Rush.

[Reserve officer]

Cracks in the cab only? I express my concern and disappointment that there are few cracks and the plane did not fall apart at all.

[Wiruz]

Is Putin not to blame for the cracks? Strange ... He personally threw stones at them

[Andrey Ulyanovsky]

It was not a bobbin - there m *** k was sitting in the cockpit.
The epidemic with technology in 3,14ndosii:
"At this time, it has been established that, among other things, an increased content of nitrogen and other impurities in the supplied air mixture leads to poor health of the pilots of the F-22 "Raptor" aircraft, the failures in the supply of which are unstable and cannot be predicted. Earlier it was reported that as of May 2011, fourteen cases of oxygen supply failure on 5th generation F-22 fighters were known....
At the same time, the problem of oxygen supply arose only on the F-22 of the US Air Force and on the F-18. During the period from 2002 to 2009, the United States Navy reported 64 cases of failure in the supply of air mixture to the F-18 crews "(http://pro-samolet.ru/blog-pro-samolet/387-oxygen-system- of-american-f22-raptor

).
The answer may be:
"The use of Chinese-made parts and fake electronic devices in American weapons systems is extremely common. This conclusion, according to Defense News, came from the US Senate Commission on Armed Forces (ASC), which investigated the appearance of fakes in the troops over the past few months. According to a commission that verified the origin of more than a hundred fake electronic devices, 70 percent of the parts in them were purchased in China. Another 20 percent of the parts came from Canada and the United Kingdom, which through intermediaries also purchased them in China."(Total - 90 !!!% of the details) (http://lenta.ru/news/2011/11/08/chinese)
"The existence of the problem of counterfeit components in the US military equipment became known several years earlier. Back in 2008, the US Department of Commerce discovered about 7,5 thousand fake electronic nodes in military equipment. And in 2005, the Pentagon recorded cases of equipment failure due to fake parts. Most experts believe that the result of a large number of counterfeit goods in US military equipment was the decision taken by the administration of President Bill Clinton to reduce military spending. In the 90, the US Department of the Defense was advised to purchase existing components and not to develop them independently. "(http://soldierweapons.ru/newsi/new/501696-kitayskaya-poddelka-v-amerikans.html)



Conclusion: Maybe someone wants to talk about the dangers of sanctions for Russia?

[serg2.72]

I can even confirm that somehow I ordered a signal percent. on the auction. And he decided to take something better and more expensive from the USA. As a result, came to the body of Hong Kong !. I already forgot when I saw the non-Chinese or at least the el-made in Southeast Asia. component. The military girl should be purely state, no private traders. And total control is natural. Zelenograd should be packed with equipment of the highest level (our brains were as it is) and not waste time and money on inventions invented, if only something breakthrough, then yes. And so copy the best samples and add reliability, as it was in the days of the Union.

[Crabio]

That's good...

[52]

"
In the spring of 2013, the Air Force leadership announced its intention to modernize the entire fleet of “sixteenths,” with the goal of extending their service life by 8-10 years. That is, outdated aircraft will serve until they are replaced by representatives of the 5th generation - F-35 Lighning II fighters.!
Along the way, the "sixteenth" will have to smoke the sky almost forever!

[Kassandra]

the main purpose of the F-16 is SEAD, the F-35 cannot do this due to lack of maneuverability.

[typhoon7]

Quote: supertiger21

Quote: Rimsler2014

soon the United States will have all the planes like that, and the F-35 is no better than the F-16

You are mistaken dear!
The only thing the F-16 exceeds the 35th is the price. Yes, and this is not a fact. The F-35A is already worth $ 98 million, and with the start of large-scale production this price will decrease.
ps I don’t make praise of Western technology, but you should not do hacking as well.

The F-16 is so far much more profitable than the F-35, it has proven its effectiveness. F-35 has already eaten tens of billions of green rubles, but has not yet been adopted, so it will never be profitable and in close maneuverable combat it will yield to F-16, it is not a melee fighter. Most likely he will be more sharpened by shock functions, here he can succeed. According to the cost criterion, efficiency can hardly be compared with the F-16, very successful machine, this will still serve.

[supertiger21]

Quote: typhoon7

and in close maneuver combat, he will yield to F-16, this is not a melee fighter

The F-16 is a pretty maneuverable aircraft, but contrary to popular belief, the F-35A (the 16th receiver modification) can also withstand 9G overloads and is capable of maneuvers at 55 degrees of attack. And this fact blows away all the myths about "great awkwardness" "penguin." And even if the F-16 would be superior in maneuverability to the F-35, then what would be the case if both aircraft were with a decent combat load. Most of the F-35A weapons during the battle will be located on the internal compartments (thus go away most of the aerodynamic problems), but will the F-16 with the same set of weapons on the outer compartments not lose its flight characteristics and maneuverability ?! The answer leaves much to be desired!

[Kassandra]

Well, how much can you? learn English:

[Eaglealex]

The devil in the details ... The key here is the two-seat modification of the originally single-seat aircraft. And the recalculation of structures is apparently not destiny.

[dauria]

But at the time of Grechko and Ustinov did not hesitate to learn from the adversaries. The famous couple F-15 F-16 appeared after Vietnam and great spoiled our nerves. Our instant 23 did not even reach them. Moreover, initially the concept of an expensive and strong F-15 paired with a cheap mass and export F-16 is an Amer’s idea. And when you consider that the F-16 began to be developed at your own peril and risk and pushed aside the competitor F-18, the airplane is very successful.
Our Su-27 and MiG-29 - and were created specifically against these machines

[typhoon7]

This is not entirely true, the MiG-23 is a good machine, it was well opposed to the enemy, many sources must be read. A lot of lies are poured on a veteran in the west, and even this happens with us. We take the West on faith, but ignore ours, although we know perfectly well how they know how to lie. The car could give a fight. Another thing is their AWACS, but in close maneuverable combat the car fought well, and in Angola the MiG-23 dominated the air. Information from the sons of Israel do not take too close, they generally shot down all the planes, up to and including 2050.

[Sultan Babai]

Do not consider me not a patriot of everything domestic, but I think that if the Israelis flew on our twinkles using the A-50 instead of Avax, then the Arabs who would use the F-16 without avaxes would probably be hard on the Arabs. People and level of education do not decide everything, but a lot. However, as they say, history does not know the subjunctive moods. Our technique is good, only it must be used wisely and with equal opportunities with the enemy, and when the enemy has an overwhelming advantage in the sky like in Yugoslavia (1999), then the loss of Serbia is not a qualitative advantage of the striped technique, but only the correct use of a monstrous quantitative advantage . By the way, Avax can also solve a lot on the battlefield, unless of course there are s-200, s-300, s-400 or instant-31 nearby!

[typhoon7]

In this I agree with you, this problem exists, although the Syrians know how to fight and learn to fight, in this they have a difference with the same Egyptians and the difference in the number of victories there is small, unless of course you read Israeli sources, otherwise Syria would not have been It was. Ours also did not sit idle. Yesterday, a MiG-23 was shot down from a MANPADS in Syria, the pilot died. Everlasting memory.

[Kassandra]

Egyptians can also fight, google "Battle over the Pyramids" (now this day is a holiday of the Egyptian Air Force).

[Kassandra]

in BMW it fought well even against the F-15, F-16 due to lack of speed, the MiG-23mu is not a competitor at all.
AWACS by the way were American, when they were knocked down, then everything worked out.

[Kassandra]

it’s not necessary to lie, until 1988 there was nothing cooler than the MiG-23MLD in the west.
nerves spoiled the F-14 because of its range, and Harrier, especially because of the defeat of the Argentines in 1982, (the MiG-29 was created just against him).

F-16 and F-18 are not competitors - F-18 is a marine aircraft, and F-16 is not a SEAD fighter at all. He can’t destroy anything other than the MiG-21 from the fighters, he scooped up the MiG-23 in 1983-84, and the F-15A and F-15B were also completely seized. after that war there were only F-15C
because of its one-engine power, the MiG-23 after 1988 could no longer compete. F-14 was able to compare with the MiG in terms of its thrust-weight ratio in general only in 1994, when it was long removed from service.

Since the days of the MiG-17 and Su-7/9, the division into heavy / light (front-line) in the USSR has always been (Sukhoi flew much earlier than the MiG-21 - it is more difficult to design small aircraft). then, due to obsolescence, "balalaikas" 9ku and 11yu were left in the air defense, and the S-7 was converted into a shock Su-17, which in this capacity remained a riding horse.

[gandalf]

Peremoga! Not?

[olegkrava]

Quote: bulvas

And there’s nothing to quarrel with Russia

Also the lip will crack

For some reason, there are no cracks on the MiGs, and this is because our technologies are behind the Western ones. And their missiles do not fly on their engines, but on ours and all because we have backward technologies. But I think that they have cracks in the brain. Let them fly on trampolines and Wright airplanes, there is nothing to crack there, but du.rak will break the thread there.

[igor67]

Quote: olegkrava

Quote: bulvas

And there’s nothing to quarrel with Russia

Also the lip will crack

For some reason, there are no cracks on the MiGs, and this is because our technologies are behind the Western ones. And their missiles do not fly on their engines, but on ours and all because we have backward technologies. But I think that they have cracks in the brain. Let them fly on trampolines and Wright airplanes, there is nothing to crack there, but du.rak will break the thread there.

Cracks are everywhere, only they are not reported, when the first machine Mi 24 product 243 (with a gun) came to us for repair from Afghanistan, you would have seen what kind of cracks there were, made a finalization by force,

[Mishanya 84]

And if they all check then they will be horrified at all. With the missiles of the J.P. Waiting for verification results

[propolsky]

This is to smoke in flight it was possible, local refinement.

[colonel manuch]

I WOULD LIKE THERE THERE FOR ALL OF THEM, EVERYBODY CRACKED AND ASAP AS FAST !!!

[Thunderbolt]

As the most likely repair options, two are considered, and the implementation of each of them may take from two to four months. As the first, cheaper option, the possibility of welding or riveting reinforcing metal plates to damaged spars, which will extend their service life, is considered.
The second option provides for the complete replacement of cracked spars. In this case, significant intervention in the design of the aircraft will be required, and this work will take a lot of time. Repair is scheduled to begin in September 2014.
Meanwhile, the US Air Force, faced with a shortage of military aircraft, intends to resort to repair the entire fleet. Small “patches” will be applied to the cracks, which will increase the life of damaged parts by 50-100 hours and quickly return fighters to service.
"Patches" will be placed on the F-16D, on the side members of which small cracks have formed. In 2013, the US Air Force command announced its intention to modernize the entire fleet of F-15 Eagle and F-16 fighters, so that their service life can be extended by eight to ten years. Upgraded combat aircraft will be able to serve until they are replaced by new F-35 Lightning II fighters. http://www.arms-expo.ru/news/weapons_in_the_world/pentagon_posovetoval_stranam_o
peratoram_f_16_proverit_samolety_f_16b_vvs_pakistana_f_16b_vvs_pakista /

[ded100]

Quote: bulvas

And there’s nothing to quarrel with Russia

Also the lip will crack

More erysipelas and ass let crack give!

[222222]

On August 18, 12 F-15C aircraft from 48 acres and 180 service personnel arrived at Avb Graf Ignatievo (Bulgaria) from Avb Lakenhit (Great Britain). Joint flight training is planned with the Bulgarian crews of the MIG-29 aircraft. The aircraft will be at the disposal of the Southern Joint OC Avb Torrejon (Spain) until September 1 of this year.
The events are being held as part of "NATO's collective defense efforts and demonstration of alliance solidarity" ...

[pvv113]

US Air Force takes off 82 of 157 F-16D Fighting Falcon fighter jets due to cracks in cockpits

Now they can be transferred to dill as a military aid. If they don’t fall apart, then they will bring down

[jona]

Crack in the cockpit continued crack in Jen Psaki's head