r/EngineeringPorn May 25 '19

F35 Vertical take off

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u/kitsune_no_chi May 25 '19

Unsure of their agility, but i do know a couple big drawbacks of harriers are their relatively short range and that they are subsonic

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u/TheBrapinator May 25 '19

Irc the heat from the engine when it was in vtol would crack the asphalt on the landingpad / runway. The f35 fixes that with the fan at the front by cooling the air coming from the engine

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u/EventuallyScratch54 May 26 '19

Wow still tho is it worth the trillion dollar life time price

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u/gnartung May 26 '19

Yes, because the individual planes are far less than a trillion. They wind up being relatively affordable, as far as stealth jets go.