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Can someone tell me what this jet fighter is? My knowledge of jet fighters (Marine Corp jet fighters especially) probably uses less then 10 of my brain cells.
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Lockheed F-35. Since it's the Marine version, it has VTOL capability.
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It a "jump jet" then?
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I don't know if they've used it on a ramp or not. I do know there's two versions, the AF version has a smaller wing and no fan for VTOL. They are loud as hades... squadron of F-4 Phantoms loud. My son works at Lockheed in Ft. Worth so I got to see them being assembled. Let's just say that a huge box of Legos has fewer parts! |
Well, yep...they've jumped off ramps. They are technically STVOL, but they can take off vertically if they aren't loaded down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_...4&v=ZxBE2Tz3NVQ . |
F-35. Biggest cost overrun boondoggle ever produced.
I have seen it fly. It was demonstrated at the 2017 Selfridge airshow for the 100th anniversary of the base this summer. |
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I'll testify to the loud! F5 tornadoes are jealous. |
The USAF version is not nearly as loud as an F-4 in full AB.
I would imagine the USMC version could be in the VTOL mode. |
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I was not being literal. Both versions are very loud for a single engine fighter. They are much louder than the F-16's and F-22's that frequent the Lockheed facilities in Ft. Worth. Quote:
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We're getting a squadron of them at Truax Field in Madison.
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/lo...12e96b1831.html |
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