Originally Posted by Spazsinbad
Ok?
Not sure how, since the F35B is STOVL not VSTOL.
Quick calc shows about 7-10min in hover on common bringback weights.
So, what you're assuming means the airframe will fly 1-1.5h sorties all of its life?
Obviously, this begs the question why inbuilding 3+ hours worth of fuel in it in the first place and the whole myriad of weight related problems.
The term vertical is quite self explanatory, so why would the 'good generale' use term vertical for something that isn't a vertical flight?