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See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight

Lauren Frias
22 March 2025
4 min
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US Air Force has spliced together the fuselage of two damaged F-35 aircraft to form one operational aircraft. Aside from the significant cost-benefit, this repair developed tooling, equipment, techniques, and knowledge for future use.
READ: See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight

References

  • Business Insider: Mostly factual reporting
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC. 
 

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