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The F35 was able to make an emergency landing in a gulf country. This one actually went down in Iran.
by MarkMarine 7mo ago
The F35 was able to make an emergency landing in a gulf country. This one actually went down in Iran.
- ok_dad 7mo agoI’m not sure a plane can be landed when the crew ejected.
- azernik 7mo agoAssuming you're both referring to the events of 19 March, they did not eject from the F-35. I know of no event during this war where an F-35 crew ejected.
- simulator5g 7mo agoIt can, that's part of why these newer planes cost billions of dollars per unit. Assuming the plane is still controllable though. Usually in that case you wouldn't eject, but its technically possible. There was a case where a US pilot ejected on accident and their plane landed itself.
- aucisson_masque 7mo ago> emergency landing https://preview.redd.it/f35-i-shot-down-in-iran-v0-0gdyroc4ov6f1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=edd093fecd1ce637977b2f062f68a7cd7f76660f https://preview.redd.it/f35-i-shot-down-in-iran-v0-0gdyroc4o.... I think it's ok to say that it crashed into the ground but the pilot survived. With 'emergency landing' people assume it was just a rough landing whereas the plane here is completely and utterly broken.
- MarkMarine 7mo agoAs an aviator, that right there counts as an emergency landing. A hard one. They limped it back home, they didn’t ditch a very sensitive airframe over enemy territory, I’d call that a win and the pilot deserves a medal for that.
- olejorgenb 7mo agoSource of that image though.. ?
- daleswanson 7mo agoAn AI prompt in June 2025.
- Brybry 7mo agoI don't know if you noticed but that's not a US F-35 (whole image is probably fake tbh) and the reddit post is from 2025.
- aucisson_masque 7mo agoNop I didn't, assumed it was right since the reddit post where it was shown had many upvotes. Thanks for pointing it out.
- johanyc 7mo agoYou should at least share an image of f35...