30.12.2003, 12:25
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Zitat:Review: Joint Strike Fighter Still Grapples With Extra Weight
A recently concluded review of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter shows the aircraft continues to be heavier than hoped, according to prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.
Bottom Up Weight (BUW) No. 4, the latest in a series of weight reviews, found that the Lockheed Martin-led team "did not achieve the objectives we expected for the structural weight of the airplane at this point in the program," the company said in a statement. (...)