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The US warplane crashed into the sea for nearly 1 month, and was fished up again, can it still be used to repair it? According to US media reports, an F/A-18"super that was blown into the sea from the "Truman" last month

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The US warplane crashed into the sea for nearly 1 month, and was fished up again, can it still be used to repair it?

According to US media reports, an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter that was blown into the sea from the "Truman" last month was finally salvaged out of the water after nearly a month.

The U.S. Naval Command in Europe-Africa revealed that on August 3, the plane was salvaged at a depth of about 2,895 meters in the Mediterranean Sea.

This plane has been soaking in the sea for almost 1 month, if you pull it ashore to repair it, can it still be used?

In 2011, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force suffered a tsunami, and 18 F-2 fighters were hit hard by the 2-meter tsunami because they had no time to dodge. Because these fighters were soaked in seawater, many electronic and mechanical parts were damaged, and the engines were also rusted. When the Japanese Defense Force increased its budget, it proposed 109 billion yen to repair 18 fighters.

But after assessment, only 6 of the 18 damaged fighters still have the hope of flying again after repairs, and the other 12 have to be scrapped and disintegrated.

On the other hand, the price and time cost of repairing this damaged fighter jet is too high, and It cost 80 billion yen for Japan to repair 6 aircraft, which is higher than the price of re-buying, and it took 4 years to repair one.

Looking at the F/A-18 that fell into the water in the United States, it has been soaked for more than 20 days, and it is certainly needless to say that the water has taken the Time and spent a lot of money to repair this aircraft, which may not be large.

Figure 1 shows photos of the crashed plane disclosed on the Aviator website

Photo 2 shows a photo of the deck of the USS Truman

Figure 3 shows the Japanese F-2 fighter

The US warplane crashed into the sea for nearly 1 month, and was fished up again, can it still be used to repair it? According to US media reports, an F/A-18"super that was blown into the sea from the "Truman" last month
The US warplane crashed into the sea for nearly 1 month, and was fished up again, can it still be used to repair it? According to US media reports, an F/A-18"super that was blown into the sea from the "Truman" last month
The US warplane crashed into the sea for nearly 1 month, and was fished up again, can it still be used to repair it? According to US media reports, an F/A-18"super that was blown into the sea from the "Truman" last month

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