More Stupid Shit: Navy Is Having Problems Shipping Engines For F-35 Fighters

[unhappycamper]

unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (DoD? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
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unhappycamper summary of this article: I'm speechless. $243 million dollars for this POS and now we find out the engines are too large to fit in cargo doors?

Gimmeafuckingbreak. Lose this loser.






The first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant arrived Nov. 6 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Officials say the aircraft's engine is too large to be transported to sea by normal means.


JSF engine too big for regular transport at sea
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Nov 29, 2010 21:14:55 EST

However, the F-35C’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, contained in its Engine Shipping System, is too large for the cargo door on a standard carrier onboard delivery plane and for the V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft, the program office acknowledged in a response to a follow-on query from Navy Times. The engine can be broken down into five component parts, but just its power module and packaging alone won’t fit into the COD or the V-22.

[oneshooter]

1. Simple fix. Use a C-130 as a COD.

It has been done before, no need to alter the aircraft.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=c-130+carrier+landing&aq=f

Oneshooter
Armed and Livin in Texas

[Bosso 63]

2. Amazing video, but it didn't look very simple to me.

[oneshooter]

6. There were some 16 landings and takeoffs

on the USS Forrestal (CV 59) with a 1063ft deck. The newer carriers have a 1,092ft long flight deck that is 30ft wider.

Oneshooter
Armed and Livin in Texas

[FarCenter]

3. Hey Navy -- send it by ship.

[DainBramaged]

4. Time to requisition another new plane to support the F-35

the endless merry go round that is the defense budget......

[hayu_lol]

5. Back when we had B-36s...the C-124 was built to handle...

the 36 engines, winching them up into the aircraft via the open clam-shell doors. Each engine weighed about 10,000 lbs.

Looks like replacement engines will have to go by 'slow boat' won't it.