There was either an F-22 or an F-35 that caught fire while taxiing, I forget which. The pilot got out fine and they hosed it down and from the sides you couldn’t see much wrong with it.
It was written off because the estimate to repair was in the tens of millions. Still a lot less than a new one, but that doesn’t mean it was considered economical to do so.
There’s been multiple fires on the F-35s, haven’t heard any from the F-22. A fire on either type is going to be $$$ any way you slice it. The F-22 canopy failure about 15 years ago was ~$250k as I recall, and that was just cutting open the canopy and replacing it!
If it’s been posted in here, haven’t seen it. Belated April Fools or oops in a couple of art assets?
I just checked and on the current open beta, the lettering is correct.
I only fly the stable release. No beta. 2.5.5.41371
Maybe the other 3 guys running the stable build can confirm they are seeing the same.
It was reported and fixed in December, hasn’t been pushed to stable yet:
Thanks. Mystery solved.
That last screenshot of the F-15C Fueling is my favorite. That is perfect picture positioning!
Those are some great shots. Love the one with 2 buffs trailing the KC-10. Gorgeous shot
Lately I’ve been working hard to be a competent/useful RIO. I had a wonderful time this evening. Logged about 4 hours flight time mostly LGB practice and the use of TALD.
Nice! Was this on the Hoggit server? I’m planning on hopping on there myself and learning how to RIO once the semester is done.
