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Old 8th Jan 2013, 15:06
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Article here from MOD News:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/p...s-new-carriers

BAe Systems lead test pilot:

"We are reverting back to a manoeuvre called ‘shipborne rolling vertical landing’ which means we are going to bring the F-35B in to land on the deck at about 60 knots (111 kilometres per hour)."

I hope the F-35B brake system turns out to be reliable !
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