US Navy unveiled “F-35B” first vertical landing aircraft [VIDEO]
An Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II makes the first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD1).
The F-35B is the Marine Corps Joint Strike Force variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and sesigned for short takeoff and vertical landing on Navy amphibious ships.
The F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has successfully made its first at-sea vertical landing. With Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Fred Schenk at the controls, the short-take-off-vertical -landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 touched-down on the deck of the USS Wasp on October 3 as part of an initial two week ship-trial period in which the aircraft's take-off and landing capabilities will be evaluated along with its ability to integrate with the ship's flight deck operations.
First vertical landing at sea for F-35B Perspective
The Harrier Jump Jet (the F35B will replace Marine AV-8B Harriers and F-18 Hornets) are nothing new, it's still amazing to watch the awesome power and control these aircraft display - check out the video of the first F-35B landing at sea in the video below.
Watch F 35B 1st Landing on USS WASP.
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