BOMBS AWAY - F-35B - B for Bomber

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 05 Dec 2016, 17:20

https://www.flightglobal.com/assets/get ... emid=69031

blindpilot · by **blindpilot** » 05 Dec 2016, 19:35

I love these time lapse test pictures. I imagine they got a little nervous when the nose rocked up there in the middle of the fall. Separation tests are probably scarier than the departure/spin tests for the test pilots. It would really ruin your day if you bombed yourself.

https://youtu.be/fPTnmZ_HPAs

MHO
BP

alex_f · by **alex_f** » 05 Dec 2016, 20:28

blindpilot wrote:It would really ruin your day if you bombed yourself.

Didn't know that footage, some really scary sequences!

Alex

SpudmanWP · by **SpudmanWP** » 05 Dec 2016, 21:11

This is why the pneumatic ejectors were designed to "forcefully" push the store away from the F-35.

popcorn · by **popcorn** » 05 Dec 2016, 23:17

IRC thd AVEL on the Raptor kicks out a JDAM at 30Gs. I would expect similar for the F-35.

mixelflick · by **mixelflick** » 18 Apr 2017, 16:21

blindpilot wrote:I love these time lapse test pictures. I imagine they got a little nervous when the nose rocked up there in the middle of the fall. Separation tests are probably scarier than the departure/spin tests for the test pilots. It would really ruin your day if you bombed yourself.

https://youtu.be/fPTnmZ_HPAs

MHO
BP

WOW! Those wing tanks on the Panther really wanna fly! :mrgreen: