Originally Posted by
Timelord
If it couldn’t air to air refuel how did it get across the Atlantic?
It doesn’t have “lift engines” it has a lift fan driven by THE engine.
It’s sensor / weapon capabilities should render combat manoeuvres unnecessary.
Cannot speak to it’s stealth capabilities but nothing claims to be invisible except in the Daily Mail.
Like the Harrier before it it may well not be able to take off vertically with a weapon and fuel load. That’s why we have brought carriers with long decks and ski jumps.
You May be right about its ugliness though but not as ugly as the Boeing submission.
it certainly looked right in comparison to the Boeing proposal which wasn’t even the final version and required parts removed for vertical flight.