F-35 - Not VTO?

[troybob]

FYI: VTO = vertical take-off.

So I'm sittin at home waiting for the dern server guys to finish their work so I can wrap up my network duties and I'm watchin the history channel.

They're doin a piece of how crappy the harrier is and they briefly talk about the F-35 JSF. They said "Although it does not have the capability of vertical take-off, it does have an impressive short take-off capability".

Pretty interesting eh? The F-35 can't take off verically IRL.

[XmetallicaXguitarstX]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

FYI: VTO = vertical take-off.

So I'm sittin at home waiting for the dern server guys to finish their work so I can wrap up my network duties and I'm watchin the history channel.

They're doin a piece of how crappy the harrier is and they briefly talk about the F-35 JSF. They said "Although it does not have the capability of vertical take-off, it does have an impressive short take-off capability".

Pretty interesting eh? The F-35 can't take off verically IRL.

What? Yes it can..

and it has VTOL

[AFEDslayer]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

VTOL- vertical take-off and landing

[troybob]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

Yes it can..

HMMMM.... should i believe you, or the history channel? F-35 is not VTOL....it is STOVL however.

[Flares]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

What? Yes it can..

and it has VTOL

The F35B irl is actually STOVL - Short Take Off/Vertical Landing.

[XmetallicaXguitarstX]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

I have seen MULTIPLE videos of it taking off vertically, and then it shows it landing vertically too... so as far as I know, it is VTOL.

[troybob]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

I have seen MULTIPLE videos of it taking off vertically, and then it shows it landing vertically too... so as far as I know, it is VTOL.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-35.htm

please show me where it says VTOL?

[zone36]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

um.. F-35B does have VTOL: Here

The F-35A (USAF variant) and F-35C (Navy variant) might not have it..

[Flares]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

As far as you know it's VTOL, but it isn't.. :) The F35B may be capable of VTOL under controlled test conditions, but in reality that's not how it will be used.

3 Variants:
F35A CTOL (USAF) - Conventional take off.
F35B STOVL (USMC & Royal Navy)
F35C CV - USN carrier variant with bigger wings and strengthened undercarriage for steam catapult take offs and arrested landings.

[Quatman]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

There is both a vertical takeoff and a short take off version.
Darn I didn't read the above post.

[troybob]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

um.. F-35 does have VTOL: Here

thats the JSF:

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/jsf.htm

not the f-35 (production)

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-35.htm

[XmetallicaXguitarstX]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

Well I was talking about the JSF F-35...

[troybob]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

Well I was talking about the JSF F-35...

oh you confused me. The JSF X-35 could take-off verically but was not needed in production.

[Flares]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

Well I was talking about the JSF F-35...

So am I... JSF is the broad term for the F35 variants.

[XmetallicaXguitarstX]

Re: F-35 - Not VTO?

oh you confused me. The JSF X-35 could take-off verically but was not needed in production.

They still call the X-35 F-35