The F-35B Joint Strike Fighter recently accomplished its first vertical landing and conversion back to normal flight mode at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, where the STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing) variant of the F-35 is being tested for delivery to the Marine Corps.
Posted: 2/1/2011 12:59:49 PM EDT
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Isn't that sucker getting canceled?
Posted: 2/1/2011 1:04:36 PM EDT
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Think of the dough we could have saved if we canceled the "B" model.
Posted: 2/1/2011 1:07:17 PM EDT
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Isn't that sucker getting canceled?
no, it isnt, never was. the program is "on probation".
Posted: 2/1/2011 1:18:13 PM EDT
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Quoted: Think of the dough we could have saved if we canceled the "B" model.
Heck yeah, Harriers are getting younger every day.
Posted: 2/1/2011 1:18:50 PM EDT
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Quoted: Think of the dough we could have saved if we canceled the "B" model.
Is that you Robert Gates?
Posted: 2/1/2011 1:34:00 PM EDT
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Heck yeah, Harriers are getting younger every day.
Drop the VSTOL capability altogether when the Harriers go away.
Posted: 2/1/2011 2:28:43 PM EDT
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That kicks ass, can it take off that way?
Posted: 2/1/2011 2:56:33 PM EDT
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Heck yeah, Harriers are getting younger every day.
Drop the VSTOL capability altogether when the Harriers go away.
Because all our LHDs would be awesome without organic fixed with capability...
Kharn
Posted: 2/1/2011 3:04:47 PM EDT
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Heck yeah, Harriers are getting younger every day.
Drop the VSTOL capability altogether when the Harriers go away.
Because all our LHDs would be awesome without organic fixed with capability...
Kharn
Yes they would.
Posted: 2/1/2011 3:13:41 PM EDT
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Heck yeah, Harriers are getting younger every day.
Drop the VSTOL capability altogether when the Harriers go away.
Because all our LHDs would be awesome without organic fixed with capability...
Kharn
Yes they would.
For one service but not the other.
A MEU would loose a hell of lot of its fire power and NSISR without organic fixed wing capability.
Posted: 2/1/2011 3:20:25 PM EDT
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I don't know if its worth it, but cool either way.
Posted: 2/1/2011 3:31:24 PM EDT
[#12]
Nice looking machine.
Bet it can open up a barrel full of whoop ass on bad guys.
Posted: 2/1/2011 4:32:20 PM EDT
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Quoted: Think of the dough we could have saved if we canceled the "B" model.
Heck yeah, Harriers are getting younger every day.
Drop the VSTOL capability altogether when the Harriers go away.
Because all our LHDs would be awesome without organic fixed with capability...
Kharn
Yes they would.
For one service but not the other.
A MEU would loose a hell of lot of its fire power and NSISR without organic fixed wing capability.