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A comment on British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left on during launch. Parent comment

Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by dmix on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @04:55PM (#29335629)
The aircraft was doing a VTOL take off. Maybe the upwards part went fine until it was required to start shifting forward?
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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by rjsw on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @05:37PM (#29335995)
It wasn't doing a vertical take off. It accelerates along the flight deck and uses the ski-jump at the bow to help it get airborne.
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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ... by foxyv on Monday November 29, 2021 @10:13AM (#29380752)
For STOL usually the vertical take off fan is running until enough transitional lift is acquired.
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