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To: sukhoi-30mki

Hmmm. The STOVL version has the largest weight but the smallest fuel load.

18 posted on 03/14/2016 8:41:17 AM PDT by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)

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To: libertylover

“The STOVL version has the largest weight but the smallest fuel load.”

Because it has to haul that massive fan. The Harrier has a poor fuel fraction as well. It is the tradeoff you make for vertical landing.

22 posted on 03/14/2016 10:27:04 AM PDT by TalonDJ

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