Belly Landing Saves South Korea F-35A; Fleet Grounded

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Credit: Chen Chuanren
SINGAPORE–A Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Lockheed Martin F-35A was saved Jan. 4 when the pilot chose to land the aircraft on its belly following an inflight mechanical malfunction. The pilot was not injured, but the incident prompted ROKAF to ground its F-35A fleet. ROKAF Vice Chief Of Staff...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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