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There are 3 models that roughly breaks down like so: A - Standard runway takeoff, carries the second most amount of fuel B - VTOL, carries the least amount of
by wyldberry 3y ago
There are 3 models that roughly breaks down like so:
A - Standard runway takeoff, carries the second most amount of fuel
B - VTOL, carries the least amount of fuel
C - Carrier launched, carries the most amount of fuel.
There are tradeoffs each version makes. The F35 is the plane of the future for NATO and other US allies. Having the A variant able to take off and land from a highway allows (theoretically) you to have the less expensive to maintain A variant and deploy it all over your highway areas (Norway) for example.
- HerculePoirot 3y ago> Norway Sweden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_90 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_90 > Like its predecessor, the Bas 90 system was based around defensive force dispersal of aircraft across many krigsflygbaser (wartime air bases) in case of war, as well as dispersion of the air base functions within the individual bases themselves. The air units would have been dispersed so one squadron (8-12 aircraft) would be stationed per krigsflygbas. The system was a protective measure against nuclear weapons and airstrikes, the purpose being to make it complicated for an opponent to destroy the Swedish Air Force on the ground and thus ensure endurance for the air force in a conflict scenario.
- wyldberry 3y agoI may have gotten Sweden/Norway mixed. When my father flew fighters and trained in Norway, he talked about the dispersion strategy employed by the Nordics. In addition to having mountain passes be able to serve as various strategic military points.