JSF First Vertical takeoff

Post by **DarcShadow** » Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:51 am

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Firewa11 · Post by **Firewa11** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:16 pm

Are the STOVL landing gears more heavy duty than the carrier version?

Post by **DarcShadow** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:34 pm

No, I don't think so. A VL should be no harsher than a conventional landing, might even be a softer touch down.

MattStrada · Post by **MattStrada** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:24 pm

When I toured the plant from a visual perspective I don't remember noting a difference.

Firewa11 · Post by **Firewa11** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:40 pm

Ah, that touchdown looked pretty rough on the struts, they compressed pretty far in, but probably by design (I'm sure they didn't bottom out).

U-Turn · Post by **U-Turn** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:58 pm

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This one is dated 2011 but it's the test planes, not the production model.

Post by **DarcShadow** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:58 am

Firewa11 wrote:Ah, that touchdown looked pretty rough on the struts, they compressed pretty far in, but probably by design (I'm sure they didn't bottom out).

Yeah, but it'd be nothing compaired to crashing, aka landing, on a carrier.

fireblade · Post by **fireblade** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:14 am

No the Navy version (CTOL) has the heavy duty landing gear.

Post by **DarcShadow** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:54 am

CV you mean

Firewa11 · Post by **Firewa11** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:05 am

U-Turn that vid you posted was for a Marine carrier (i.e. a Harrier ship), not a standard Navy Nimitz-class carrier that the CV model will be on.

I don't believe they've begun full F-35C carrier testing operations yet. I know I saw some videos of land-based tests, but haven't seen any actual traps or takeoffs on a carrier yet of that variant.

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Firewa11 · Post by **Firewa11** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:08 am

Actually take that back, here's a catapult launch at 1:02

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fireblade · Post by **fireblade** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:23 am

DarcShadow wrote:CV you mean

Yes, I got too many airplanes on the brain right now.

Post by **shilka99** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:07 am

Firewa11 wrote:Actually take that back, here's a catapult launch at 1:02

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I think you'll find that the launch at 1:05 is cgi.

Post by **DarcShadow** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:09 am

Yeah, I think you are correct but I thought I recalled hearing that they have done on carrier testing.

Grinner · Post by **Grinner** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:16 am

Last I remember was that they did carrier testing up in MD but it was on the ground and not an actual aboard an aircraft carrier launch yet.

matadorCE · Post by **matadorCE** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:11 am

The carrier testing was done in New Jersey at the Navy's training facility. The same as a carrier as far as the launch and arresting gear is concerned.

Grinner · Post by **Grinner** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:36 am

Well gawt dangit...I was close. Yankee territory either way! lol

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