Hill AFB’s F-35As Receive Improved Canopies to Reduce Need for Field Repairs
While wear, tear and environmental impacts on the cockpit’s canopy glass don’t affect airworthiness, it impacts the aircraft’s low observable and stealth features. U.S. Air Force F-35As of the 388th Fighter Wing (FW) at Hill AFB (Air Force Base) received “new, more durable canopies.” According to images and information released on the DVIDS network on […] The post Hill AFB’s F-35As Receive Improved Canopies to Reduce Need for Field Repairs appeared first on The Aviationist.
While wear, tear and environmental impacts on the cockpit’s canopy glass don’t affect airworthiness, it impacts the aircraft’s low observable and stealth features. U.S. Air Force F-35As of the 388th Fighter Wing (FW) at Hill AFB (Air Force Base) received “new, more durable canopies.” According to images and information released on the DVIDS network on […]
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