From an earlier page on this thread:
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...k-f35b-13.html
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Scorecard: A Case study of the Joint Strike Fighter Program by Geoffrey P. Bowman, LCDR, USN — 2008 April
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_download-id-14791.html
The KPPs have been given more detail: "
"...The [US] Navy has added approach speed as a service specific key performance parameter. The threshold for approach speed is 145 knots with 15 knots of wind over the deck. This must be possible at Required Carrier Landing Weight (RCLW). The RCLW is the sum of the aircraft operating weight, the minimum required bringback, and enough fuel for two instrument approaches & a 100nm BINGO profile to arrive at a divert airfield with 1000 pounds of fuel. The minimum required bringback is two 2000 pound air-to-ground weapons & two AIM-120s. The Navy further requires that the CV JSF be capable of carrier recovery with internal & external stores; the external stations must have 1000 pound capability on the outboard stations & maximum station carriage weight on the inboard.”
All KPPs I have seen have given 'below 145 Knots' as the Maximum Carrier Approach speed (under above conditions I gather).
A 2007 US Navy League Brief Graphic KPP at 145 Knots
+ latest LM Fast Facts 13 March 2012 from:
http://f-35.ca/wp-content/uploads/20...ch-13-2012.pdf
