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Last edited by Yoram777 on Aug 25, 2008 - 05:38 PM; edited 2 times in total

F-35 AA-1 Promo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgUybo4-C4Q

F35 BF-01 ground testing video (after the paintjob):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nGUyJXCGnU

The F-35 2008 1st Qtr Update. Surprised

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDVxlPX0bp4

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Nice videos! Applause

btw why is it BF-01 and not BF-1 like with the AA-1 Confused

Elite Joined: Aug 31, 2004 Posts: 1490 Status: Offline

It's got a fuel dump. Never knew that.

Yoram777 wrote:

btw why is it BF-01 and not BF-1 like with the AA-1 Confused

It is BF-1.

LMAggie wrote:

It is BF-1.

Then why does it say BF-01 on the tails?, you can see it in the ground testing video I posted.

Elite Joined: Aug 02, 2006 Posts: 940 Status: Offline

Yoram777 wrote:

LMAggie wrote:

It is BF-1.

Then why does it say BF-01 on the tails?, you can see it in the ground testing video I posted.

Because 01 = 1 numerically? Because they mean the same thing and someone may have thought that 01 looks better with the graphics that 1? I think you are dwelling into one detail which the guys who authorized the tail's artwork didn't even think twice about.

Yoram777 wrote:

LMAggie wrote:

It is BF-1.

Then why does it say BF-01 on the tails?, you can see it in the ground testing video I posted.

I didn't notice that. Well, technically it is BF-0001, but I've always seen it written as BF-1.

LinkF16SimDude wrote:

It's got a fuel dump. Never knew that.

Naval aircraft need it in case they have an emergency right after launch and need to dump fuel to get down to landing weight and get back on deck quickly.

Elite Joined: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 1091

Lightndattic wrote:

LinkF16SimDude wrote:

It's got a fuel dump. Never knew that.

Naval aircraft need it in case they have an emergency right after launch and need to dump fuel to get down to landing weight and get back on deck quickly.

I'm assuming that the fuel dump puts out significantly more pounds per minute that just running in MAX AB?

F-35 BF-1 Hover Pit STOLV mode ground testing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oZnQQv4uKY

Elite Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 625 Status: Offline

Very nice video.

I wonder if you can light Burner with the nozzle all the way down Razz

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VarkVet wrote:

I wonder if you can light Burner with the nozzle all the way down Razz

I don't think so, too much back-pressure making that 90* bend.

Not to mention the spray/flame would definitely burn-through making a turn!

Elite Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 649 Status: Offline

VarkVet wrote:

Very nice video.

I wonder if you can light Burner with the nozzle all the way down Razz

No, nozzle down operation needs to keep the center of thrust and the center of gravity really close to each other.

On the Harrier and the VAK-191 the allowable variation between the two was about 2 inches.

Lightndattic wrote:

LinkF16SimDude wrote:

It's got a fuel dump. Never knew that.

Naval aircraft need it in case they have an emergency right after launch and need to dump fuel to get down to landing weight and get back on deck quickly.

As far as I know pretty much all large aircraft have fuel dump capabilty, I know when we dump we can pretty much get rid of fuel at a rate close to 10 thousand pounds per minute. I makes a really pretty contrail also.

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