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Rubicks13

8th Jan 2010 16:10

F-35 First STOVL-Mode Flight Picture!

Sorry guys for hitting the forums today but this picture is worth a thousand words!

F-35 STOVL Pic in Flight

CUBE

whowhenwhy

8th Jan 2010 16:57

Makes me feel like the little girl who wants a pony but knows she'll never get one! Have a horrible feeling that that picture may be as close as we ever get at this rate

ab33t

8th Jan 2010 21:07

Thats a super cool pic

Two-Tone-Blue

9th Jan 2010 10:31

More dangly bits and rough edges than a Rugby League team :ok:

Scary piece of hardware.

newt	9th Jan 2010 14:16

Not pretty!:eek:

callsign Metman

9th Jan 2010 18:09

I agree, it's not pretty at all. Looks like a flying brick.

Dr Illitout

9th Jan 2010 18:59

What a mess!!! Look at all those doors and flaps. How many actuators, hinges and micro switches does it take to do that? And how many can fail and the thing still go into the hover?
Bring back the Harrier!!

Rgds Dr I

Yeoman_dai

9th Jan 2010 19:50

Harrier has had it's day IMHO.

However, in complete agreement with reference to how much to go wrong, and the fact it's pig ugly. I'd take the C version any day of the week.

TEEEJ

9th Jan 2010 19:50

Not pretty, but a lot better looking than the Boeing competitor.

http://c2.api.ning.com/files/LftgV1u...p_misc_004.jpg

TJ

Finnpog

9th Jan 2010 20:09

I was a fan of the X-32.
Ugly...yes - but like the love child of an A-10 and an A-7

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