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SpazSinbad:
AFAIK the Dino Cattaneo F-35A is free so here is the USAF way to land it on their non-moving runways.
RAAF F-35A Luke AFB Aug 2015 Push It
“...The desired touchdown point for a VFR approach is 500 to 1,000 feet from the threshold or the glide slope interception point for a precision approach. When local procedures or unique conditions require landing beyond the normal touchdown point, adjust the touchdown point accordingly.... ...[Col.] Niemi said typical approach speeds are 150 knots and strictly by a 13-degree angle of attack all the way to the ground. “It’s a real easy plane to fly and it has good powerful [air] brakes. At 100 knots [after aero braking] it will sit down pretty good,” he said....” ALL the F-35 variants aero-brake because it saves on brake pad wear and HOT brakes especially in the desert. Second Video shows the variants aero braking.
PhantomTweak:
Yeah, dandy if you have a 10,000 foot runway out before you. Maybe not so great for a carrier, though. Maybe I'm wrong, though, I'm no test pilot.
I worked for Lockheed for 10 years, and I KNOW how they work. They took a fantastically well thought out and accomplished system (The Aerostats) and "dumbed it down" to a piece of trash. I was there as a Flight Director, and watched it happen. So they could underbid the competition. If the F-35 ever actually works as advertized I will be amazed, honestly.
But hey, I've been wrong before, often. And will be again, of that I am absolutely certain.Only thing I've not been wrong about yet :D
From what I understand, our own Mr. "Jimi" Hendricks was aboard the Wasp during at least some of the testing. I doubt highly he can discuss much, if any, of it, but he may be able to say a few words, sometime.
Thank you for the video's though!
Pat☺
SpazSinbad:
Puhleez use your carrier landing techniques for the F-35C if you have it. I cannot remember if it was available when I was using FSX Accel - no - only the F-35A was available then. The technique for landing the A variant was only known to me a few days ago - all I had until then was a vague airspeed. It is interesting to me to see the Air Force use a steady AoA for landing although they have had AoA indicators in their modern fast jet aircraft for some time (often the red/green chevrons are reversed though).
Azframer:
I have the pack with all 3 models of the F-35, the B models seems to be easier to land than the A and C models, the A and C tend to drop like a rock for some reason. Going to go check them out again.
Oh I've seen a video of a Air Force guy not really wanting to discuss their F-35 as if he were not too pleased with it, Ill try to did up that video, it was on like a RED Flag type deal with Malaysia or something.
Rick
Azframer:
I am posting the link to the page, some pretty interesting things on this, it has been a while since I've watched these. One of the 2 videos with the guy at the podium where he if I remember correctly is asked about the F-35 and his response is telling.
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/us-air-forces-f-22s-f-15s-just-battled-one-of-their-m-1596305711
Rick
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