F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)

[Fog]

Did they tell us why the canopy was open?

 

[wlawr005]

I think that's the door to the lift fan. The canopy hinge is towards the nose of the aircraft.

 

[Jim123]

Did they tell us why the canopy was open?

Fog, I think that's the door for the auxiliary lift fan.

Speaking of lift fans, I wonder how these will stack up for noise compared to the rest of green air. That is, for anyone whose stateroom is right underneath the flight deck

 

[phrogdriver]

It's supposed to be 30% or so louder than the AV-8B. "They say" it actually exceeds safety standards even with double hearing protection.

 

[Pugs]

It's supposed to be 30% or so louder than the AV-8B. "They say" it actually exceeds safety standards even with double hearing protection.

Like so much else that will happen when it hits the fleet - "change the standard"

 

[squorch2]

Triple hearing protection! (noise-cancelling = 3rd level)

 

[Fog]

I think that's the door to the lift fan. The canopy hinge is towards the nose of the aircraft.

Duh . . . Thanks. If all else fails, look carefully. Thanks to Jim123 also.

 

[Treetop Flyer]

 

[RadicalDude]

That nozzle is moving around a lot, pretty gucci fly-by-wire.

 

[helolumpy]

That nozzle is moving around a lot, pretty gucci fly-by-wire.

Just one more thing that will break and need to be fixed....

 

[yodaears]

Is it me or does that look like a lot of rotation on STO? It looks like the that thing is going to tail strike everytime. Pretty awesome!

 

[RHPF]

As cool as that is... I can't help but think how much closer to on budget and time it would have been had that variant never been part of the procurement process from the start.

 

[Rocketman]

Wish this was in HD. I may be wrong but it looks like if he had to punch late in the flight it might not have ended well for him?

For the record I can tell the difference between an F-35 and an F-18. What I can't do for some reason is tell the difference between this thread and The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery It's too late to edit my post so I guess I'm frozen stoopid for the duration....

 

[jmcquate]

Is it me or does that look like a lot of rotation on STO? It looks like the that thing is going to tail strike everytime. Pretty awesome!

Hopefuly the big brains at Lockheed and Pax River have thought that through. On an other question, Will the B launch and recover covetionaly on a runway?

 

[yodaears]

Hopefuly the big brains at Lockheed and Pax River have thought that through. On an other question, Will the B launch and recover covetionaly on a runway?

I'm sure it will be similar to the harrier in that in can recover ashore however the pilot wants or as conditions dictate.