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Assuming that SRVL eventually becomes the normal QE Class landing technique for RAF/RN F-35B pilots, I wonder if USMC pilots will adopt the same technique, or stick to their usual vertical landings.
Not sure an assumption can be made at this early stage of the actual SRVL trials with the proper Bedford Array. VLs are said to be 'as easy as' when an SRVL not required so I would assume a VL is the usual recovery method. Do you wonder if the USMC F-35Bs will SRVL on their flat decks? I would guess they will carry them out (when certified) when embarked on the QE Class flat decks. I would have thought this aspect of USMC SRVLs on their USN LHA/LHDs would have been discussed here already? The USMC flat decks are narrow with rolling decks an issue (as I have been told). Years ago the USMC were interested but then NOTHING since.