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The Boeing wasn't without its issues however. The main reason it lost to Lockheed was the thrust vectoring used for STOVL was flawed and could cause the engine
by amarraja 11y ago
The Boeing wasn't without its issues however. The main reason it lost to Lockheed was the thrust vectoring used for STOVL was flawed and could cause the engine to overheat which was a large showstopper. Funnly enough, I recently read about F35 overheating while in STOVL as well!