AvGeeks UnitedEnglish · 13 days ago

Newly Emerged Photos Show F-35C’s Mirror-Like Coating with Damaged Tiles After Intensive Testing

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Newly Emerged Photos Show F-35C’s Mirror-Like Coating with Damaged Tiles After Intensive Testing

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AvGeeks UnitedEnglish · 13 days ago

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The photos, dating back to November 2022, show the second “chrome” F-35C with its peculiar mirror-like coating degraded over time during testing, before

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It doesn’t look damaged, though
- mindbleach
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  Or mirror-like.
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    Yeah, more like a gloss finish
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  I don’t think it’s damaged as much as the coating has taken a beating.

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