US Edition'Frankenjet' stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet
- The US Air Force 'Frankenjet,' a stealth fighter, is now combat ready after reconstruction.
- The 'Frankenjet' warplane was recycled from two F-35s damaged in separate accidents dating back to 2014.
- AF-27 suffered major damage during a 2014 engine failure, while AF-211 sustained damage in a 2020 landing mishap.
- The Air Force reported the $11.7 million project saved taxpayers $63 million; Taylor stated, "It’s just never been done before."
- After nearly two and a half years, the 'Frankenjet' was assigned to the 338th Fighter Wing, its original unit.
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Frankenjet: The F-35 rebuilt from other aircraft is incorporated into the U.S. Air Force.
Although the U.S. Army budget is the largest in the world, waste is not allowed. With that mentality in mind, its Air Forces have created an F-35 fighter aircraft from the pieces of two other of its kind that had ended up seriously damaged. This is the story of the birth of Frankenjet. This F-35A, nicknamed 'Frankenjet', is a fifth-generation combat fighter that has de facto assumed the cheapest unit of all. It works just like any other F-35 Lig…
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