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This is where the F35's VTOL becomes handy. If you had a few jets stashed away or survived the attack on an airbase, they just take off vertically.
by chakintosh 3y ago
This is where the F35's VTOL becomes handy. If you had a few jets stashed away or survived the attack on an airbase, they just take off vertically.
- adwww 3y agoThat's only the B variant, which only UK and Italy will operate in Europe. I've never seen that use case discussed for the F35, but that was indeed the primary purpose of the Harrier - before it was eventually deployed onto small carriers.
- ajuc 3y agoF35A (the one from the article, and the one almost everybody is buing) isn't VTOL. F35B will likely melt the asphalt if it tried to take-off vertically from a regular highway.
- rambambram 3y agoI believe they had to cover the tarmac with some kind of protective mats in order to do this.
- LtWorf 3y agoWhat's the fatality rate for failed vertical take offs?