‘The Deck Might Melt’: The USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Can’t Fly New F-35C Stealth Fighters

‘The Deck Might Melt’: The USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Can’t Fly New F-35C Stealth Fighters

Too Hot for the USS Gerald R. Ford: Why the Navy’s Newest Aircrat Carrier Still Can’t Fully Operate the F-35C The USS Gerald R. Ford was meant to mark a new chapter in naval aviation for the United States Navy, but the lead ship of its new class of American aircraft carriers still lacks the full modifications necessary for consistent F-35C operations.  The issue, of course, is larger than just hot exhaust.  Maj. Nicholas Helmer conducts a missio…