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F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)

I think that's the door to the lift fan. The canopy hinge is towards the nose of the aircraft.
 
Fog said:
Did they tell us why the canopy was open?
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Fog, I think that's the door for the auxiliary lift fan.

Speaking of lift fans, I wonder how these will stack up for noise compared to the rest of green air. That is, for anyone whose stateroom is right underneath the flight deck :)
 
It's supposed to be 30% or so louder than the AV-8B. "They say" it actually exceeds safety standards even with double hearing protection.
 
wlawr005 said:
I think that's the door to the lift fan. The canopy hinge is towards the nose of the aircraft.
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Duh . . . Thanks. If all else fails, look carefully. Thanks to Jim123 also.
 
As cool as that is... I can't help but think how much closer to on budget and time it would have been had that variant never been part of the procurement process from the start.
 
yodaears said:
Is it me or does that look like a lot of rotation on STO? It looks like the that thing is going to tail strike everytime. Pretty awesome!
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Hopefuly the big brains at Lockheed and Pax River have thought that through. On an other question, Will the B launch and recover covetionaly on a runway?
 
jmcquate said:
Hopefuly the big brains at Lockheed and Pax River have thought that through. On an other question, Will the B launch and recover covetionaly on a runway?
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I'm sure it will be similar to the harrier in that in can recover ashore however the pilot wants or as conditions dictate.
 
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