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2 The F35-B STOVL Joint Strike Fighter Christopher Shoemaker Aerospace Engineering Pennsylvania State University

The F35-B STOVL Joint Strike Fighter makes naval landings easy by eliminating the arresting gear. Rolls Royce LiftSystem® 3 Usable Landing Area and Cables Bouncing Effects Flight Control System

The arresting gear transfers the plane’s kinetic energy to a hydraulic engine that stops the plane. 4 Fixed Pulley Moveable Pulley Main Hydraulic Piston Storage Cylinder Fixed Pulley Moveable Pulley [US Navy]

The cables only cover a small part of the angled flight deck. 5

The first cable is too close to the back of the ship for a safe landing. 6

After the aircraft touches down, the tail-hook bounces and may skip over part of the deck or the cables. Δy=⅟₂gt 2 +V r t 7 V 0 = 42 ft/s V a = 130 knots ≈ 40 ft/s V d = 700 ft/min ≈ 12 ft/s 17° V r = 31.5 ft/s X = 17 ft X=VxtX=Vxt

Tail-hook bounce makes the landing area even smaller. 8

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The LiftSystem® is comprised of multiple parts that work together to make vertical flight possible. [oddstuffmagazine.com] 10

The LiftSystem® is comprised of multiple parts that work together to make vertical flight possible. [Aviation Week] 11 3 Bearing Swivel Module (3BSM) F135 Engine

The LiftSystem® is comprised of multiple parts that work together to make vertical flight possible. [Aviation Week] 12 3 Bearing Swivel Module (3BSM) F135 Engine LiftFan® Roll Posts [Aviation Week] [pprune.org]

3 Bearing Swivel Module (3BSM) F135 Engine The LiftSystem® is comprised of multiple parts that work together to make vertical flight possible. [Aviation Week] 13 LiftFan® Roll Posts

The LiftFan® takes power from the main engine to provide vertical thrust. 14 [Aviation Week] [Rolls Royce]

The advanced computer systems make the F-35B very easy to fly. 15 [key.aero] [military.ir] Throttle Flight Control [gklt.blogspot.com]

The aircraft’s landing abilities increases the landing area to the whole angled flight deck. 16

The aircraft’s landing abilities doubles the number of naval ships available for fighter missions. 17

In summary, the F35-B STOVL Joint Strike Fighter makes naval landings easy by eliminating the arresting gear. [US Navy] 18