The first Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing stealth fighter takes off from Lockheed Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas, on its inaugural flight Wednesday, June 11.
The jet, which will be used by the U.S. Marine Corps, the United Kingdom and Italy, is the first aircraft to combine stealth with supersonic speed and short takeoff/vertical landing capability.
why isn't the wheels bringed in in air?
HoboStation 9 months ago
Congratulations LM!! You have successfully engineered an aircraft to take off and land in a conventional manner for only 40 BILLION dollars.
robothat23 2 years ago
If the plane can take off vertically why do they have it as stovl on the tail of the plane... Wouldn't it be a v/stovl?
retsnom92 2 years ago
Well done to all my ex-colleagues at BAE Samlesbury and to the LM guys in Fort Worth. Cheers Paul G
bw46689 3 years ago