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Old 5th Dec 2021, 12:11
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Originally Posted by stickstirrer
I am no STO VL or F35 specialist but ex FJ Question;
surely at the start of the roll it must have been obvious there was little or no forward thrust? From the video he could have aborted half way up the ramp he was going so slowly.
With all the Harrier experience in the UK surely there must be some early go no go speed/power/accel point? Just asking….
With the SHAR, by the time you noticed something was wrong you were going off the end - one way or another. Just no time (or brakes) to stop.

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