Originally Posted by
ORAC
Perhaps for the years they will be operating from the QEII?
'ORAC' the USMC interest was expressed years ago when the contract to develop the SRVL was made. (I'll dig it out) Any F-35B operators from CVFs
now would be interested in SRVLs Shirley.
ByTheBy found this 'USN interest' story from 2014... URL does not work NOW - so short excerpt
US Navy sees benefits in SRVL for F-35C carrier recovery 18 March
2014 Gareth Jennings
"London - IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The US Navy (USN) has seen benefits in aspects of the UK’s Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing (SRVL) technique for recovering the Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter on to the deck of its aircraft carriers, it was disclosed on 19 March [2014]....
...“Joint research efforts on both sides of the Atlantic have developed enhanced aircraft flight controls and displays which are applicable to both the F-35C… and the F-35B… SRVL recovery to the aircraft carrier, albeit separated by some 70 kt approach airspeed,” a statement read, adding: “The recent flight simulation trials at Warton tested these enhanced control law modes for F-35C arrested recoveries to a Nimitz-class carrier and gained positive feedback from the US Navy and F-35 test pilots involved in the trial.”
According to James Denham from the Aeromechanics division at the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), simulations show that adopting aspects of the SRVL manouvre for F-35C conventional landings result in more accurate touchdowns, less bolters, and reduced pilot training.... [Perhaps there is a mixing of 'Delta Flight Path' for the F-35C & Bedford Array - LSO School newsletters described what they thought of the Bedford Array - no longer available online sadly]
...The USN has been taken by the improved safety and ease of use of the Bedford Array in particular, as the optical landing system (‘meatball’) currently used on its Nimitz-class carriers..."
http://www.janes.com/article/35640/u...rrier-recovery
_______________________________________
WOW! Did not remember how ANCIENT the USMC interest has been but back in dem daze theys waz only buying F-35Bs without the subsequent USN arm twisting to get some USMC F-35Cs for CVN ops [no Bees CVNs]
US Marines eye UK JSF shipborne technique 15 06
2007 Flight International
“A shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) technique being developed by the UK for the Lockheed Martin F-35B is being eyed by the US Marine Corps as a way to facilitate operation of short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighters from US Navy aircraft carriers.
The F-35B is scheduled to replace USMC Boeing F/A-18s and concerns have arisen that integration of the STOVL JSF with conventional US Navy fighters will disrupt carrier landing operations....
...For the USMC, the technique would allow a conventional approach to a short land-ing on the carrier and could ease integration of the F-35B with US Navy F/A-18E/Fs.
“We strongly support what the UK is doing on rolling landings,” says Lt Gen John Castellaw, USMC deputy commandant for aviation. Studies on how the F-35B will be operated continue, but SRVL “appears to be a viable option”, he says. The F-35B will also replace the USMC’s Boeing AV-8Bs, but these normally operate along-side helicopters from assault carriers too small for conventional fighters.
“We continue to work with the navy on this,” Castellaw says, pointing out the STOVL Harrier has been operated successfully alongside US Navy fighters as part of an air wing the carrier USS Roosevelt.”"
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...technique.html
________________________________________
FARNBOROUGH: BAE to ramp up work on JSF production 13 Jul 2010 Craig Hoyle
“...Considerable work has already been conducted to prepare for the UK’s future operation of the F-35B. Qinetiq’s VAAC Harrier test aircraft supported the development of its flight control laws, & also tested a shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) technique. This will enable the STOVL type to return to the carrier’s deck at a greater landing weight, allowing unused stores to be kept on the wing, rather than jettisoned before landing.
Developed for the UK as an alternative to making a vertical landing, the concept also has the backing of the USMC, which plans to adopt the procedure when operating its F-35Bs from the US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers...."
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...roduction.html
_______________________________________________
JSF To Develop Landing Technique For U.K. Carriers 15 Oct 2010 – Graham Warwick
“While the future of the U.K. Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers is uncertain, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $13 million contract to incorporate shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) capability into the F-35B for the U.K....
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...0/10/15/03.xml
________________________________________
RAMP UP Deck-mounted ski-jump assembly marks key step toward U.K. carrier-based JSF operations
Guy Norris, Aviation Week & Space Technology / 19 Aug 2013 pp. 33-35
“...Design work is also close to completion on the shipborne rolling-vertical-landing (SRVL) system, which is being developed for the U.K. by Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman. The SRVL technique, which will also be used by the U.S. Marine Corps while operating F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing variants from U.S. Navy carriers [one guesses CVNs meant], enables the aircraft to land at heavier weights than possible when making a vertical landing. Initial flight trials of the F-35B, including SRVLs, are expected in 2018...."
________________________________________
F-35B begins 'ski-jump' trials for carrier operations 23 Jun 2015 Gareth Jennings
"...As part of this work [Wizzer] Wilson himself has developed new helmet-mounted symbology, known as the Ship Reference Velocity Vector (SRVV), to help the pilot better judge his approach to the ship.
BAE Systems has also built a networked 180° panoramic cockpit position and a 180° panoramic landing safety officer (LSO) position to simulate and help train for carrier deck movements. While all of these technologies and techniques are being developed chiefly with the UK in mind, both the US Navy and US Marine Corps have shown strong interest and may well adopt some or all of the concepts for their own use.”
http://www.janes.com/article/52509/f...ier-operations [not working now]
__________________________________
At last a working URL: http://aviationweek.com/awin/uk-look...35-carrier-ops