Nice navy style undercarriage that will be no use whatsoever in the land rolling landing and take-off environment; is there a different one for the Army?
The undercarriage in the picture is used purely to move the fuselage from where it was built by GKN to the final assembly hall. The final undercarriage for both the Navy & Army versions will be similar to that shown in the artists inpression at the link ina previous post above.
What is it about the tricycle gear that will preclude rolling landing and t/o?
The tricycle undercarriage allows the aircraft to rotate on a central point when secured to the deck of a ship. The nose gear is castored and the main gear is offset to allow spot turns. Not much room of the back of a frigate for rolling T/o & Landings.
The main gear can be locked fore & aft for ground handling and shore based operations as required.