Why is vertical t/o &-or landing such a big thing for the Brits??
Yes, Harrier was a cool ideal - in that an empty one can hover (briefly).
But why does the Jo average tax payer think that this is what it can do all the time (& in summer too!) - and that wars may be won because of it.
Agree that some of the internal avionics and weapons that happen to be fitted to same are cool, but the hoverrrinnn thing is, well mystifying me. And therefore, (apart from the fact that the RN carriers are too small) why get a JSF that can hover??
JSF looks like a nice toy, but surely putting one on a small piece of tin in an ocean will not utilise its full potential....
tin hat on now.......
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