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Thread ID: 124762	2012-05-17 22:09:00	New Aircraft Landings. Video	Trev (427)	PC World Chat

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1275988	2012-05-17 22:09:00	This video link is fresh (for the public). It was made just six weeks ago in the Atlantic, just off Newport News (Hampton Roads), Virginia. These are the latest sea trials of the F-35B on the USS Wasp. They were very successful, with 74 VL's (Vertical Launch) and STO's (short take offs) in a three week period. The media and the program critics had predicted that we would burn holes in the deck and wash sailors overboard. Neither of which happened. You will notice a sailor standing on the bow of the ship as the jet rotates. That was an intentional part of the sea trials. No catapult... No hook.... It‚s a new world out there! The shape and scope of warfare worldwide just changed. Here. (www.youtube.com) Don't know how old this video really is. Enjoy. :)	Trev (427)
1275989	2012-05-17 22:19:00	Good old USA propaganda. So what does this bird do that the Harrier doesn't/didn't??	Zippity (58)
1275990	2012-05-17 22:33:00	Will the Harrier doesn't do anything anymore as they are no longer flying. :)	Trev (427)
1275991	2012-05-17 22:49:00	Couldn't help but notice the camera cutting out just before touch-down	Whenu (9358)
1275992	2012-05-17 23:00:00	I think you meant after. :)	Trev (427)
1275993	2012-05-17 23:18:00	Good find Trev. Nice footage. :D	WalOne (4202)
1275994	2012-05-17 23:42:00	Thanks. :)	Trev (427)
1275995	2012-05-17 23:52:00	Awesome footage and a very nice looking aircraft. I wonder if it's as maneouvreable as the Harrier in the air....???	johcar (6283)
1275996	2012-05-18 00:25:00	Nice video Trev.	QW. (15883)
1275997	2012-05-18 02:42:00	Great video, very impressive, but hardly original. VTOL aircraft began in 1947 with the most famous being the Harrier jump jet, as Zippity has pointed out. Have a look at en.wikipedia.org for information on many different types of VTOL aircraft over the years.	Roscoe (6288)
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