To: Raymann
It would be interesting to know how much fuel it consumes to hover versus the Harrier.
2 posted on
03/19/2010 9:55:37 AM PDT by
CodeToad
To: CodeToad
Harrier technology is over 40 years old!
F-35B will be quite an aircraft, stealthy, supersonic, amazing AESA radar. They both can hover, that much they have in common.
To: CodeToad
I'm not sure about the fuel cost of hovering as such, but it has a combat radius of 610 nautical miles on internal fuel, while the Harrier only has a combat radius of 300 miles.
5 posted on
03/19/2010 10:24:27 AM PDT by
GL of Sector 2814
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