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Old 25th Mar 2013, 08:32
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just another jocky
 
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Originally Posted by JSFfan
.....like LO, you too think that the f-35b needs 3000ft of cement runway to do a vertical landing.....
Not that I wish to get involved in this, but.....LO didn't actually say that, you inferred it.

Originally Posted by LO
Fortunately, the JSF only requires a landing pad made of this stuff:

FIREROK

Which as we all know is universally used for 3000 foot runways in all the world's holes ending in -stan.
your immediate reply:

Originally Posted by JSFfan
why would the f-35 vertically land on a 3000 ft runway?
No suggestion the F-35B will need 3000ft of runway to do a vertical landing, just that the Firerok is often used to provide 3000ft of runway in certain parts of the world. Indeed, LO actually said in the quote above: JSF only requires a landing pad made of this stuff:

Just for the sake of clarity, you understand.
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