{"id":24493,"date":"2023-12-06T17:40:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/06\/air-force-looks-to-create-single-frankenplane-from-two-damaged-f35s\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:20:03","slug":"air-force-looks-to-create-single-frankenplane-from-two-damaged-f35s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/12\/06\/air-force-looks-to-create-single-frankenplane-from-two-damaged-f35s\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force looks to create single \u2018Frankenplane\u2019 from 2 damaged F-35s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as Dr. Frankenstein created a patchwork human from the parts of various cadavers, maintenance experts at Utah\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/05\/05\/hill-afb-day-care-staff-under-investigation-for-alleged-child-abuse\/?contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8&#038;contentQuery=%7B%22includeSections%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22excludeSections%22%3A%22%22%2C%22feedSize%22%3A10%2C%22feedOffset%22%3A175%7D\" target=\"_blank\">Hill Air Force Base<\/a> are attempting to give life to an entirely new F-35A Lightning II from the parts of two mishap-damaged aircraft, according to a statement from the 75th Air Base Wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To do so, the F-35 program opted to reconstruct one aircraft, dubbed \u201cAF-211,\u201d that was damaged when its nose landing gear failed in June 2020. The aircraft\u2019s nose section will be replaced with the undamaged nose from another jet, called \u201cAF-27,\u2033 that suffered a severe engine fire at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/electronic-warfare\/2023\/10\/25\/us-air-force-activates-units-dedicated-to-electronic-warfare\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eglin Air Force Base<\/a>, Florida, in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/03\/29\/in-utah-one-airmans-trashed-f-35-is-anothers-training-aid\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20230320_145325.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">In Utah, one airman\u2019s trashed F-35 is another\u2019s training aid<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cIt\u2019s a neat opportunity for us to get nice, new toys \u2014 even if they\u2019re garbage.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AF-27 currently serves as a model that lets airmen practice repairing battle damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts from the F-35 Joint Program Office, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/01\/09\/hill-air-force-base-completes-f-35a-lightning-ii-standup\/\" target=\"_blank\">388th Fighter Wing<\/a>, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and Lockheed Martin are working on the project, the release said. (Frankenstein\u2019s assistant Igor, however, will noticeably be absent.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt takes a team to make these types of endeavors successful,\u201d Dan Santos, F-35 JPO heavy maintenance manager, said in the statement. \u201cI am very impressed with the collaborative efforts from the various agencies across Hill AFB, working together to make this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While other F-35s have been repurposed, this particular aircraft takes previous Air Force recycling efforts a step further. The jet merging effort is a first \u2014 and these processes are being documented for possible repurpose initiatives in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/03\/31\/the-us-air-force-sent-f-35s-to-defend-nato-heres-what-it-learned\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-7-7.jpg-7.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The US Air Force sent F-35s to defend NATO. 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