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If a third of the hydraulic fluid was water, it was like that meme video of the woman who added washer fluid to the car’s oil - no way was that going to work pr
by shrubble 1y ago
If a third of the hydraulic fluid was water, it was like that meme video of the woman who added washer fluid to the car’s oil - no way was that going to work properly.
- estearum 1y agoI'm surprised no one is mentioning this, and the fact the article says this is the second of such incidents... I don't know if this is what actually happened, but it would appear to be a very effective method of sabotage... Simply putting some water in the hydraulic fluid container destined for an F35 is an extremely high risk-adjusted ROI for any saboteurs.
- fransje26 1y ago> very effective method of sabotage. No need for sabotage on the F-35. It's perfectly capable of destroying itself without any third-party interference.
- mrguyorama 1y agoThe F35 is deployed at scale and has fairly normal accident rates for a new, maintenance heavy plane. You just don't hear about every single F16 that crashes.
- a_mechanic 1y agoFor counterbalance to this point, it is very common for water to get into hydraulic fluid. Moisture from air condenses in containers when they transition from hot to cold environments.
- estearum 1y agoUsername checks out! That’s interesting. Can this effect pretty easily achieve the reported 30% water content?
- a_mechanic 1y agoIt would depend on how many months the barrel was subjected to thermal cycling. A more likely cause would be a technician leaving the cap off the barrel during a rain storm (noted in the report).
- solid_fuel 1y agoSabotage vs incompetence is a tricky question to balance. The DoD has undergone a lot of controversial leadership changes recently, and it is entirely likely that people have now been promoted beyond their level of confidence.