The strange alterations of the F-35 fighters in the clouds and their interference in Wi-Fi networks

@DefAviation ES 12·12·2023 · 20:27 0

The F-35 fighter is much more than an airplane: it is a piece of high technology that never ceases to surprise us, sometimes in very unexpected ways.

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Today the channel of Ted Coningsby, the friendly teddy bear who has flown in a Eurofighter Typhoon and with the RAF Red Arrows, has published a video in which we can see flights of F-35A of the United States Air Force (USAF), generating a deafening noise, and also F-35B of the British Royal Navy, making vertical landings. But the video contains some more details that are very curious:

One of those curious details that the video shows is the interference that the F-35 generates in Wi-Fi networks. You can see this towards the end of the video. This issue is no mystery: in addition to being designed to intercept other fighters and to carry out surface attack missions, the F-35 has electronic warfare systems to generate interference on enemy radars in different ways. What you see in the video are the interference that these electronic warfare systems have on the Wi-Fi of Ted's camera, which usually broadcasts live videos.

The next curious detail seemed much stranger to me. It can be seen several times in the video. In this screenshot we can see:

And here it is repeated again:

What is absolutely normal in this scene are the classic condensation trails that are generated on the edge of the wings when a plane flies in a place with clouds or with a certain humidity in the air, as you can see in this photo published by the USAF from one of their F-35As stationed at RAF Lakenheath base, where Ted's video was recorded.

What is strange are the two lines that project forward, in the same direction as the condensation trails, as if opening a furrow between the clouds. I have never seen this on any other aircraft until now. I think it's a good topic for some expert, like the aerospecial engineer Sergio Hidaldo, I dedicated a good video to it.

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Photos: U.S. Air Force.