Originally Posted by
Meester proach
that F35 , can our version do fully conventional landings or does it always have a bit of lift fan and vectored thrust.
Just wondering as it doesn’t have much wing so the app speeds maybe high ?
Yes, the RAF/RN's F-35Bs land conventionally, as well as SRVLs and VLs. It has the same basic wing as the F-35A, but with the additional plumbing for the roll post ducts/nozzles...
-RP