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The F35 is a total hunk of shit. It was supposed to be a vertical takeoff jet,Pentagon?s big budget F-35 fighter ?can?t turn, can?t climb, can?t run? | The Great Debate
Pentagons big budget F-35 fighter cant turn, cant climb, cant run
Is there a serious problem, or just the press hunting for a story?
Vertical takeoff is little more than a parlor trick. It is virtually never used operationally. What is used is SHORT TAKEOFF and VERTICAL LANDING. Taking off from a ski jump to maximize your payload. Now once a mission is over, your fuel is burned off and munitions expended, you can return and land vertically as your aircraft is now tons lighter.