STOVL testing at Edwards
STOVL testing at Edwards 16 May 2014 Darin Russell
"...A Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing variant of the F-35 Lightning II is shown performing Crosswind and Wet Runway testing at Edwards AFB May 6. Pilot Dan Levin and a team from the F-35 Integrated Test Facility at Patuxent River, Md., accompanied aircraft BF-4 for the deployment April 11. Testing is expected to continue until June 14....
...The F-35 ITF at Edwards AFB also operates variants BF-17 and BF-18 for its mission systems testing of the STOVL variant...."
SOURCE: http://www.aerotechnews.com/news/2014/0 ... t-edwards/
It had to happen....
"...412th Test Wing Pubic Affairs"
Caption: "BF-4 is flown by Dan Levin during Crosswind and Wet Runway testing at Edwards AFB May 6. A team from the F-35 Integrated Test Facility at Patuxent River, Md., will be conducting testing until June 14. The F-35 ITF at Edwards AFB also operates variants BF-17 and BF-18 for its mission systems testing of the STOVL variant...."
Large Photo: http://globalaviationreport.files.wordp ... 12-035.jpg
Source: http://globalaviationreport.com/2014/05 ... t-testing/
[sarcasm on] Gasp!
Spaz, that has to be photo-shopped. BS and company said that they have to install 1,000 ton exotic alloy, ceramic-titanium-themo-insolato pads, shipped in on 12 C-17's in multiple parts, for a Bee to hover that close to the ground. I don't see the pad in that picture, and the concrete isn't melting/on fire ... definitely a fake [sarcasm off]
Great pic.
BP
Spaz, that has to be photo-shopped. BS and company said that they have to install 1,000 ton exotic alloy, ceramic-titanium-themo-insolato pads, shipped in on 12 C-17's in multiple parts, for a Bee to hover that close to the ground. I don't see the pad in that picture, and the concrete isn't melting/on fire ... definitely a fake [sarcasm off]
Great pic.
BP
Exactamento! The SKYHOOK has been airbrushed out of the pic for sure. That is only COOL air coming out of the electric fan installed specifically for the photo op. Anyhoo I reckon it is doing a STO - yeah baby.
For a STO the bombe bey doors are closed.
For a STO the bombe bey doors are closed.
"F-35B Short Takeoff at Sea http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockheedmartin/9628836289/
“An F-35B test aircraft leaves the deck of the USS Wasp for a short takeoff on Aug. 22, 2013.”
ORIginalLargePic: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/9628 ... c517_o.jpg
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blindpilot wrote:[sarcasm on] Gasp!
Spaz, that has to be photo-shopped. BS and company said that they have to install 1,000 ton exotic alloy, ceramic-titanium-themo-insolato pads, shipped in on 12 C-17's in multiple parts, for a Bee to hover that close to the ground. I don't see the pad in that picture, and the concrete isn't melting/on fire ... definitely a fake [sarcasm off]
Great pic.
BP
I don't see any cluster-bomb action going on either. (That was one of his older insinuations.)
"There I was. . ."
sferrin wrote:blindpilot wrote:[sarcasm on] Gasp!
Spaz, that has to be photo-shopped. BS and company said that they have to install 1,000 ton exotic alloy, ceramic-titanium-themo-insolato pads, shipped in on 12 C-17's in multiple parts, for a Bee to hover that close to the ground. I don't see the pad in that picture, and the concrete isn't melting/on fire ... definitely a fake [sarcasm off]
Great pic.
BP
I don't see any cluster-bomb action going on either. (That was one of his older insinuations.)
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Wow, I'm frankly amazed at how little he respects his audience there. He's apparently been reduced to throwing random $hit at the program in the hope that something will be true and stick. The article's title alone should be enough to earn him a blanket-party from his fellow aviation-journalists who want to be taken seriously.XanderCrews wrote:Whats old is new again:
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