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Old 01-18-15, 08:41 AM   #27
Schroeder
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Originally Posted by Catfish View Post

For what i read the worst seems to be the carrier version to be landed via arrest hook, of the F35. As they say the fuselage cell is not up to the stress of a landing with the needed sudden breaking forces, so the airframe has to be controlled everytime, and most probably maintained for a hell of a lot of money – if possible at all, with a 'streched' airframe.
I thought the F35 was supposed to land vertically without the classic arrest hook approach.
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