{"id":445499,"date":"2010-03-18T23:43:49","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T03:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/f-35b-jsf-vertical-landing\/14562\/"},"modified":"2010-03-18T23:43:49","modified_gmt":"2010-03-19T03:43:49","slug":"f-35-lightning-ii-nails-first-vertical-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/445499","title":{"rendered":"F-35 Lightning II nails first vertical landing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/f35b-stealth--fighter.jpg\" alt=\"The Lockheed Martin F-35B begins descending to its first vertical landing March 18, 2010. ...\"><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/lockheed-martin-f-35b-lightning-ii-stovl\/13373\/\" >F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter<\/a> has completed its first vertical landing. The Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) demonstration saw Lead Pilot Graham Tomlinson perform an 80-knot (93 miles per hour) short takeoff, a one minute hover and a vertical descent onto a 95-foot square pad riding more than 41,000 pounds of thrust provided by the Rolls-Royce LiftFan system&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/bae+systems\/\" rel=\"tag\">BAE Systems<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/f35-fighter\/\" rel=\"tag\">F35-Fighter<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/lockheed+martin\/\" rel=\"tag\">Lockheed Martin<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/northrop+grumman\/\" rel=\"tag\">Northrop Grumman<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/pratt+&#038;+whitney\/\" rel=\"tag\">Pratt &amp; Whitney<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/rolls-royce\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rolls-Royce<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/lockheed-martin-f-35b-lightning-ii-stovl\/13373\/\">Lockheed Martin F-35B prepares for vertical takeoff and landings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/lockheed-martin-unveils-first-stealth-fighter-for-us-navy\/12379\/\">Lockheed Martin rolls-out first F-35C Lightning II Stealth Fighter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6629\/\">Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighter First Flight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/f-35-fifth-gen-fighter-breaks-sound-barrier\/10389\/\">F-35 Lightning II breaks sound barrier<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1571\/\">Concept aircraft combines VTOL with fixed wing capabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/4539\/\">BAE VTOL UAV impresses in autonomous tests <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SZNEQTA5wAmugMLdja31itKOII0\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SZNEQTA5wAmugMLdja31itKOII0\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SZNEQTA5wAmugMLdja31itKOII0\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SZNEQTA5wAmugMLdja31itKOII0\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=iUpv9CIfn5I:dsn1-47B_fE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=iUpv9CIfn5I:dsn1-47B_fE:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=iUpv9CIfn5I:dsn1-47B_fE:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=iUpv9CIfn5I:dsn1-47B_fE:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=iUpv9CIfn5I:dsn1-47B_fE:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=iUpv9CIfn5I:dsn1-47B_fE:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=iUpv9CIfn5I:dsn1-47B_fE:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/iUpv9CIfn5I\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter has completed its first vertical landing. 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