Visceral Impact Studios | 07 May 2015 6:05 a.m. PST |
Just saw this image in a piece about the first female F-35 pilot. Couldn't find anything about it. Just what is the F-35 Bird Bath? Why do they need to do that? EDIT:
link Never mind, just found this. Looks like all aircraft get this to mitigate corrosion, especially from saltwater… |
GROSSMAN | 07 May 2015 6:41 a.m. PST |
It's an aloe based lotion to help the delicate skin stay soft and moist to the touch. |
15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 07 May 2015 7:07 a.m. PST |
The F-35's are "high maintenance" and need high-end accessories. |
Col Durnford | 07 May 2015 7:55 a.m. PST |
Saw the same sort of thing happening with a helicopter in San Diego. I was told it was to wash off the salt water. |
Defender1 | 07 May 2015 8:47 a.m. PST |
Probably a code name for the "bath" the taxpayers are taking funding this plane. |
Visceral Impact Studios | 07 May 2015 10:05 a.m. PST |
1st prize to Defender. Honorable mention to Geossman! :-) |
skippy0001 | 07 May 2015 10:09 a.m. PST |
It flew though a e storm. Rodan droppings. Some Senator didn't like the nose art. The pilot was so scared to fly it… Regenerative fuselage fluid. That's not water, it's Champagne. Everything worked on its last sortie. |
Mako11 | 07 May 2015 6:00 p.m. PST |
A way to generate a Summer-Fun kid's toy into a multi-million dollar necessity, for protecting/preserving multi-billion dollar monstrosities. My hats off to the creativity of the marketing and sales people once again! They've outdone themselves, and certainly earned those brand new Rolls Royces, and Bentleys. |
Jemima Fawr | 07 May 2015 10:17 p.m. PST |
More nonsense from people with more opinion than fact… ALL military aircraft require decontamination from salt and CBRN agents. We used tubular arches that the aircraft would be passed beneath (not possible with large aircraft) or simply blokes with hoses and brushes, which is extremely manpower-intensive, and is a difficult and EXTREMELY risky job in a CBRN environment. If you read the adverticle, you'll see that it's written by the maker of the decontamination system and NOT by Lockheed-Martin or the USAF. They also use photos of a number of different US aircraft types, including B52 and Hercules. VIS cherry-picked the F35 pic. There is also absolutely nothing in the adverticle that indicates that the US Government has actually bought the system. A defence manufacturer using military aircraft for trials and photos is not unusual and is not proof that the USAF/USMC/USN/US Army use the system. I'm therefore at a complete loss as to why you think this is a. a bad thing or b. anything to do with the F35. |
Visceral Impact Studios | 08 May 2015 3:31 a.m. PST |
Jemima, why are you so angry at tylhe thought of an automated aircraft decon system? Nobdoy said it was a bad thing but you very upset at the idea. |
Jemima Fawr | 08 May 2015 6:33 a.m. PST |
From where do you gain that impression? I said nothing of the sort. Quite the reverse, in fact. |
Visceral Impact Studios | 08 May 2015 8:02 a.m. PST |
I dunno, just seemed that you were upset about the F-35 bird bath. According to various sources it does what you suggest: makes cleaning aircraft easier and it's currently used for many birds including the F-18. Makes sense to me. |
Zargon | 08 May 2015 9:11 a.m. PST |
Bet the price of the system would want the taxpayers al go and want to take a cold shower :) and this thread is on the wrong board again folks. |
Charlie 12 | 08 May 2015 4:24 p.m. PST |
As opposed to the cost of allowing corrosion to go unchecked. Not really. Vis- Given the star crossed F-35's rep, posting a picture with it was bound to bring the snarks out in full. If you had posted the same photo with a F-18, no one would have noticed. |