B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding
The Air Force has been working hard in recent years to improve the B-1B fleet’s reliability after years of combat over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
The Air Force has been working hard in recent years to improve the B-1B fleet’s reliability after years of combat over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
The swing-wing bombers have become increasingly unreliable after years of constant work over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
The parts are linked to a recent Marine Corps F-35B crash and should hopefully be easy to replace.
The news surely comes as a relief for the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Team and the C-130J will add new capabilities to Fat Albert’s own air show act.
A fix for the F-35A’s computer and new tests on the T-45 could help curb reported hypoxia incidents, but it’s hard to say for sure.
The issue is now affecting the Air Force’s “golden goose” which is good news for the Navy’s F/A-18s and T-45s.