F35 Question

[welshandy]

On seeing Golden Eagle's great photo's in Spangdahlem 25-07-19 post. Showing F35's with AIM9's on the Wings. My question is, do our F35's have this capability?

[Agent K]

UK doesn’t use Sidewinders, but, yes it has the capability for wing pylons.

[T_J]

UK F-35Bs will have AIM-132 ASRAAMs carried on wing pylons. Currently not cleared for weapons bay carriage.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news ... b-fighters

The ASRAAM fit was planned for internal weapons bay but later amended.

https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/uk-compl ... le-asraam/

[welshandy]

Thanks for the info Guy's. I knew UK doesn't use Sidewinders anymore.

[Hawkwind26]

http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/uk-comple ... iv-shot-2/

[RubyRoo]

Another F-35 question, but not worth making a new thread for it....

In terms of the F-35B, you often see them transitioning into the hover and then landing vertically.

You also see them performing short take off runs.

Do you ever see them take off vertically? Aside from this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW28Mb1 ... heedMartin) with one of the test aircraft a number of years ago, I don't think I've ever seen an F-35B repeat the same manoeuvre.

I realise that there's probably no reason to conduct one unless absolutely necessary, but curious as to whether it is still ever performed or trained on.

[Starbuck]

It can do but it would have to be carrying minimal fuel and there really isn't much call for it, it may be practiced once in a blue moon in the sim but not with the real thing.

[RubyRoo]

Thank you, Starbuck

[roger4]

Post by Starbuck » Sat Sep 19, 2020 3:56 pm

It can do but it would have to be carrying minimal fuel and there really isn't much call for it, it may be practiced once in a blue moon in the sim but not with the real thing.

Apart from airshow routines.