I totally agree with you about simulation vs live trials and I was very interested in NoHoverstop's use of the phrase,
Originally Posted by NoHoverstop
However SRVL has been done for real by a digital STOVL jet pretending to be an F-35B
which seems a strange way to describe a simulation.
I suspect Nohoverstop was referring to this.....
Carrier trials prove JSF's rolling vertical landing concept - 7/4/2007 - Flight Global