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Old 07-05-2019, 12:10 PM
glend (Glen)
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F35 Corrosion at Williamtown.

I ran across this article on F35 Intergrandular Corrosion affecting F35s at Williamtown. I find it amazing that an aircraft that is purportedly designed for carrier ops is coroding in the presence of salt in the environment. It seems the consultants (and what are KPMG doing consulting on aircraft) are recommending parking the F35s in dehumidifier hangers!
As all F35s are planned to rotate through Williamtown eventually the whole bunch will have corrosion issues.
The article is here:

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/11085220
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