For anyone who still follows the very expensive comedy of errors that is the F-35, the latest news is that the air from the big hole what all the hot air blows out on the vertical take off/land "B" model is too hot for most landing surfaces.
Apparently it requires a special military grade concrete mix, or a special 30 ton landing pad, which effectively negates the entire point of a V/STOL flying machine (i.e. operate in places of minimal infrastructure).
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Just what will it take to kill this plane from hell? I sure hope Harper does not get his play toy.
On the other hand lots of people are making money already.
http://www.businessinsider.com/sukhoi-t-50-cant-compete-with-the-f-35-2014-6 152
Didn't the Harrier have the same problem?
MoS, I don't know about the Harrier other than it had substantially less thrust, distrubuted through four nozzles, than the massive hot-air machine inside the F-35.
As I understand it the Harrier is smart car sized and the F35 is an SUV.
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