A selection of Vertical Takeoff Requirements quotes for the F-35B with a funny one at the start for our amusement....
An Update on the F-35 Integrated Training Center At Eglin AFB By Robbin Laird 09 Sep 2012
An Update on the F-35 Integrated Training Center At Eglin AFB | SLDInfo
Col. Tomassetti: "...We have lots of visitors here at Eglin and we get a chance to put many of them in the simulators. And one of the things that we do with everybody is we let them do a
vertical takeoff, fly around and come back and do a vertical landing, either at the field or at the ship...."
VIMEO Video Interview: Col. Tomassetti on the Progress in F-35 Training on Vimeo
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EAF enables JSF landing anywhere, everywhere 29-Jun-
09
NAVAIR - U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command - Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Research, Development, Acquisition, Test and Evaluation
"...Although the AM-2 matting is serving its purpose as
vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) pads and a 1,900 x 96-foot runway for the EAF/STOVL testing, it also doubles as the run-up for a test “ski-jump” used in conjunction with JSF testing for the British Royal Navy. The AM-2 matting and the 12-degree ski-jump ramp were installed at the centerfield area last month...."
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F-35B STOVL Testing Moving Ahead Rapidly Shane McGlaun (Blog) - May 17,
2011
DailyTech - F-35B STOVL Testing Moving Ahead Rapidly
"..."The testing has been going very well over the last couple of months," said Marine Lt. Col. Matthew Kelly, an F-35 test pilot with an F/A-18 Hornet background. "We have performed all the vertical landings necessary to go out to the boat and do testing. We're at about 80 percent of the short takeoffs."
Pilots at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md have flown about 125 sorties with many of those dedicated to getting the aircraft ready for shipboard tests. Kelly notes that they are in good position to begin those ship tests this fall.
The F-35B will also eventually be required to perform vertical takeoffs, but for now, the STOVL trials have been deemed more important...."
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Construction for JSF marks another milestone Dec 24,
2011 by CPL. AARON DIAMANT
Construction for JSF marks another milestone, construction, jsf, pad - News - YumaSun
"Construction in anticipation of the Joint Strike Fighter's arrival in Yuma reached another first Dec. 8, as the first section of special, high-temperature concrete was poured at
vertical takeoff and landing pad four on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma flightline. “This is a special, high-temperature concrete designed to handle the heat from the JSF,” said Marie Torres, president of MRM Construction Services, the company completing the project. “We've poured several test sections before, but this is the first time this particular mix has been used.”
The pad, which will be used for vertical takeoffs and landings, was designed to have a long service life, & is the first to be designed & con-structed specifically for the JSF..."