Engineering Marvel! F-35 Vertical Take-Off, Vertical Landings, Ski Jump Take-Off, & Short Take-Offs!

F-35B defies normal airplanes!! This plane can take off and land without a runway!

The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. It is designed to operate from austere bases and a range of air-capable ships near front-line combat zones. It can also take off and land conventionally from longer runways on major bases. The U.S. Marine Corps' F-35B aircraft reached initial operational capability (IOC) on July 31, 2015, when a squadron of 10 F-35Bs was declared ready for world-wide deployment.

The F-35B STOVL operation is made possible through the Rolls-Royce patented shaft-driven LiftFan® propulsion system and an engine that can swivel 90 degrees when in short takeoff/vertical landing mode. Because of the LiftFan®, the STOVL variant has smaller internal weapon bay and less internal fuel capacity than the F-35A. It uses the probe and drogue method of aerial refueling.

F-35B aircraft have been delivered to the U.S. Marines and the U.K. U.S. STOVL aircraft are stationed at the first operational F-35B base, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, and Marine Corp Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, where F-35B training is taking place. The first UK F-35Bs are located at RAF 17 Squadron, Edwards AFB, California, where operational testing is being conducted. The Italian Air Force will also operate the F-35B.

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Video by Lance Cpl. Casey Scarpulla
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U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg
U.S. Navy video by Seaman Joshua Samoluk
Video by Pfc. Remington Hall
Lockheed Martin video by Dane Wiedmann
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