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Navy/USMC

Navy Tackling F-35C Vibration Problem

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, March 29th, 2017

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Navy Tackling F-35C Vibration Problem

F-35C during first run of night testing on USS Nimitz. Photo: U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy is trying to fix a vibration problem that F-35C Lightning II pilots have experienced during catapult launches of the new carrier-based fighter jet, a service official said March 28.Rear Adm. DeWolfe “Chip” Miller III, director of the Navy’s air warfare division, said the glitch was found during recent flight tests at sea, and that potential solutions are being studied at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division–Lakehurst in New Jersey.“We don’t have the answers yet because the engineers”…

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