Thread: F-35B ship suitability test

Just came across this vid, from technological stand point that is pretty fascinating stuff.

A quote from a person involved in the program

The media and the program critics had predicted that we would burn holes in the deck and wash sailors overboard.
Neither of which happened. You will notice a sailor standing on the bow of the ship as the jet rotates.
That was an intentional part of the sea trials. No catapult... No hook....

The F-35B variant is pretty cool. I am on the ship that is doing all the JSF testing. If I remember correctly, the jetwash is 3X hotter than a harrier. It is ridiculously loud too. It is a sight to behold though. The technology packed into this plane is amazing.

What a beautiful creation that is.
So Cool!!!

Gotta love American tech.As a young boy in the 1950s I lived on base at Moffit field as my father was in the Navy,We had free run of the entire base.
They actually had a vertical take off and land aircraft than. Was called the Pogo stick.
Huge radial prop engine,we watched the land trials every day.
Another trick plane they were testing was called the flying wing,Niether went into production.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Gotta love American tech.As a young boy in the 1950s I lived on base at Moffit field as my father was in the Navy,We had free run of the entire base.
They actually had a vertical take off and land aircraft than. Was called the Pogo stick.
Huge radial prop engine,we watched the land trials every day.
Another trick plane they were testing was called the flying wing,Niether went into production.

Perhaps it was American trails with the German Ho-229 Horten and the Heinkel "Lerche"?

Originally Posted by Lemur

Perhaps it was American trails with the German Ho-229 Horten and the Heinkel "Lerche"?

Not a clue

Yea, a real gee whiz piece of kit for sure. Just wish our government wasn't involved in the procurement program, the costs are getting mind numbing.

Bob

Originally Posted by Lemur

Perhaps it was American trails with the German Ho-229 Horten and the Heinkel "Lerche"?

The Northrop YB-49 program was cancelled in March of 1950 so it may have been those planes. The development of the Northrop YB-49 lead to the design of the Northup B-2.

10 Most Bizarre Experimental Airplanes of the Cold War

Some of the older ones


And the Pogo that Bill mentioned

http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/s...ake-the-grade/