http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/ Engadget Comments for F-35B supersonic jet's first mid-air hover (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
I saw this on the X-Planes documentary when it was still a concept. What's really cool is how the plane gets ready for vertical takeoff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIsIzjVi7j4

Looks like something out a Sci-Fi movie...]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
*takes out Javelin*]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
Love aircrafts, especially jets. Some of the sickest stuff came out of Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works. I wouldn’t doubt that they are responsible for some of those “UFOs” that get spotted once in a while (i.e. experimental aircraft). I’m waiting for the day when they finally fess up to the existence of the Aurora (that ram jet, supersonic folding, high flying, edge of earth, atmosphere skipping, SR-71 black bird replacing, Uber Spy Plane). But come on lets put some things into perspective. Republican type would argue that we can’t afford universal Health Care, but but $90Million to $1Billion per pop (that’s each) aircraft? , that we can afford no problem. Those twisted fuxs can go scratch!!

Oh, have you ever seen Pugachev's Cobra performed? Google, Wiki or better yet, YouTube it. It is something to behold! I bet this plane would be SICK AT THAT! Sayin...]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
Unless they have launchers. It's a sitting duck.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
I also have no problem with universal health care, I'd be fine having my tax dollars go towards that. (Either or, or both, don't care.)]]>Mar 18th 2010 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Amazing, yes!

However, I believe that the X-35 program (that the F-35B descends from) had already demonstrated STOVL capablilities.]]>Mar 18th 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
How does this capability differ from that of older VTOL planes?

I'm not trolling; I genuinely dont know what I'm talking about, so it'd be great if someone could give me a brief explanation. ]]>Mar 18th 2010 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
short take off, vertical landing]]>Mar 18th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
That's what puzzled me...my 3 minutes of research suggested that STOVL was less useful than VTOL, so I was wondering people were describing this as 'amazing'.]]>Mar 18th 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
Harriers can't fly at supersonic speeds.]]>Mar 18th 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
That one is actually the prototype from the competition back in 2001.
The current STOVL doesn't take off vertically, it lands vertically.
STOVL: Short Take-off, Vertical Landing.]]>Mar 18th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
VTOL means it can take off vertically
STOVL has a short "conventional" take-off and a vertical landing.
Both can hover, so they're the same in that sense.

The distinction here is tat the F-35B is a production aircraft, wiht all requirements and constraints associated with such an aircraft, whereas the VTOL X-35 was a prototype.]]>Mar 18th 2010 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://lmgtfy.com/?q=stvol]]>Mar 18th 2010 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/As far as I know, the f-35 can do vertical take off. It can't do vertical take off with a heavy mission package. Thus, it also has a STOVL capability.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Dude they haven't even finished 10% of the flight test?
combat ready? go tell Robert Gates that]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
Veritech or nothing bruz]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
Macross or nothing bruz]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
yeah, but imagine the cost for the pilots adamantium skeleton ! Thats just not economical anymore :)]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/So, are you just downrank-baiting?]]>Mar 18th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
Glad they don't. This is the stuff Gov should be worrying about: defense. & should get out of personal/private sector issues, like health care, education & business. Just because the USSR is 'gone' dose not mean the arms race is over. China is coming on-line fast & they aren't exactly boy scouts & there are still threats around the world. Besides, unlike other Gov programs, the military creates real world jobs with the production of things like jets. & then the tech funnels into other areas creating even more opportunity for job & wealth creation.]]>Mar 18th 2010 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Yeah I do agree they can help a lot. but hey, face the reality, we do not have a bandwidth to control that much of UAV's. there's a one second delay for the predators ground control to the predators. and that is not gonna change. Can you fight a dog fight with a one second lag? one second late you will just see another tax payer crap falling from the sky]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/The Harrier, wonderful Argentinian butt kicker that it is, can't go supersonic.]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
The F35 also hovers with it's main engine pointing down and where is your evidence for this hot air rising overheating the Harrier bull!

At least the Harrier kicks ass (see True Lies) unlike the F35 which can be taken out by an old bald guy (see Die Hard 4).]]>Mar 18th 2010 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Mar 18th 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/The Harrier wasn't stealth either.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/except this is owned by the the us not the uk so yeah it is a big deal]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/Both the US and the UK have Harriers and both will have the F35 as well.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/f-35b-supersonic-jets-first-mid-air-hover-video/
The jet exhaust is supposedly blocked from the intakes from the fan pushing air down in the center of the plane. This was a spec from the air force that jet exhaust couldn't enter the air intakes. The fan pulls air down from the top of the plane where there is no exhaust.]]>Mar 18th 2010 10:47AM