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Old 8th Apr 2013, 14:12
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There are at least two potential problems with adding F-35B to the carrier deck.

One is the effect of hot and high-velocity outwash on aircraft handling and operations near the landing spot. CV ops seem to make full-time use of all the available area, right to the edge of the landing zone.

The other is that the 550 foot (clean TOW) take-off roll of the B is longer than the cat stroke, which may mean that the JBDs are in the wrong place.
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