For a few of the slower learners around here:
As for Spaz's F-35C photo, I was not talking about the afterburner.
http://www.jsf.mil/images/gallery/sd...5testb_164.jpg
"Spalling" concrete was predicted by Navy engineers. This prediction is reflected in specs for VL landing pads that are being built today. So far, too, every VL we have seen is on such pads, or concrete protected by AM-2, or on steel decks.
Likewise, concern about ship-deck impact was also first raised by Navy engineers, giving rise to an ONR/DARPA effort to look at cooling schemes.
None of these things were invented by the media, oddly enough.