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What genius in the Marine Corps wanted second rate "B" over "C(orps)"? Or did the Navy just win out and not want to be seen drawing short straws and Be left wit
by downvotetruth 3y ago
What genius in the Marine Corps wanted second rate "B" over "C(orps)"? Or did the Navy just win out and not want to be seen drawing short straws and Be left with "B" and make up "C" to stand for carrier?
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- rascul 3y agoThe B variant is for short take off and vertical landing, the C variant is for carriers. Not really sure what you're referring to.
- downvotetruth 3y agoThe B variant has the shortest takeoff and landing capability (Vertical). So, if one were to assign letters sequentially from longest to shortest takeoff/landing profile starting with A...
- dharmab 3y agoA is for Airfield. C is for carrier. B is for [B]TOVL.
- downvotetruth 3y agoYet the standard is to use S(hort)TOVL.
- CSMastermind 3y agoThe C stands for Carrier. Originally the STOVL was not planned but the Marines insisted on the capability and it lead to the A/B split.
- warner25 3y agoThe Marine Corps' requirement to replace the Harrier and older Hornet was more urgent than the Navy's requirement to replace their newer Super Hornet, so the Marine Corps' version of the F-35 got fielded long before the Navy's. Also, "C" for "carrier-based" works.
- downvotetruth 3y agoIf the aircraft were to be named after their first flight date, then it would have made more sense to just name them after the year of that date: A=2006F35, B=2008F35, C=2010F35 or for -6-, -8-, & -10- whether prefixed or postfixed. But they are not and C has been deemed to having further meaning. It makes the military look dysfunctional to not have any consistency and to be careless with naming.
- whalesalad 3y agoC stands for carrier.