The amount by which the F-35’s engine flexes during flight is greater than what the Defense Department initially anticipated, according to the head of the program. F-35 Program Executive Officer (PEO) Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan said Wednesday that although DoD plans for jet engines to flex, shift and move during flight, it didn’t expect the F135 to flex as much as it did, which lead to an eventual aircraft fire and temporary grounding of the entire F-35 fleet…
