Afterburning The Midnight Oil

Kinja'd!!! "Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager" (Nighthawkwill7)
08/19/2013 at 16:39 • Filed to: planelopnik

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The F-35B made its first nocturnal vertical landing at sea aboard the USS Wasp on August 14.

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DISCUSSION (16)


Kinja'd!!! Takuro Spirit > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
08/19/2013 at 16:45

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Looks like me yesterday after my Taco Bell Smothered Burrito.


Kinja'd!!! Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Takuro Spirit
08/19/2013 at 16:46

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How many pounds of thrust did you generate?


Kinja'd!!! Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
08/19/2013 at 16:47

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Awesomeness.


Kinja'd!!! MonkeePuzzle > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
08/19/2013 at 16:54

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always thought it odd that such a rear mounted jet could let it hover, my mental physics calculator has it doing wild loops with a rear mounted engine pointed downwards


Kinja'd!!! Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > MonkeePuzzle
08/19/2013 at 16:58

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It does have a mid-mounted fan to even things out.

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Kinja'd!!! Frank Grimes > Takuro Spirit
08/19/2013 at 17:03

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I wish I was your wingman cause I could use some mexican food.


Kinja'd!!! Saracen > MonkeePuzzle
08/19/2013 at 17:07

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It has a vertical fan driven off of the turbine.


Kinja'd!!! MonkeePuzzle > Saracen
08/19/2013 at 17:09

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right yes, but it seems much like the jet would overpower the fan. Its just straight witchcraft I say!


Kinja'd!!! Takuro Spirit > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
08/19/2013 at 17:14

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How much can porcelain withstand? Just below that.


Kinja'd!!! El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager
08/19/2013 at 17:17

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Something tells me that's the the type of jet Japan will order next, it fits it's new "flat top destroyer".

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Kinja'd!!! Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > Takuro Spirit
08/19/2013 at 17:20

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Around 38,000 lbs-Thrust

/mighthavemadethatup


Kinja'd!!! Saracen > MonkeePuzzle
08/19/2013 at 17:25

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Why do you say that? You don't think they have thrust control to the rear jet in vertical mode?

I'll bet the entire sequence is automated, including engine power.


Kinja'd!!! MonkeePuzzle > Saracen
08/19/2013 at 17:31

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I'm not arguing that it doesn't work, just that it's a marvel beyond my ken


Kinja'd!!! SPNKiX > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
08/19/2013 at 17:45

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park two of these end to end and what do you have?


Kinja'd!!! El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > SPNKiX
08/19/2013 at 17:51

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The Japanese are clever, but that's madness, really.


Kinja'd!!! SPNKiX > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
08/19/2013 at 23:07

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it all depends on engineering. it could be done if the connection between the two was designed properly.