Any F-35 pilot weighing less than 136 pounds cannot fly the jet for now

The U.S. military has slapped a restriction on any F-35 pilot weighing less than 136 pounds (61.6 kg) as there are worries that person might be injured during low-speed ejections.


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Snowbird CT-114 added to Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada’s collection

The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada has acquired a CT-114, tail number 114004, painted in the livery of the Snowbirds aerobatic team.

Snowbird 6 CT114104 (3820264654)
By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada (Snowbird 6 CT114104Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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