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How much runway does an F-35 need to take-off?
8,000 feet
Runway Requirements. The F- 35A requires a minimum runway length of 8,000 feet to safely operate.
Can the F-35C takeoff vertically?
Three Variants, Common Capability Can land vertically like a helicopter and take-off in very short distances. This allows it to operate from austere, short-field bases and a range of air-capable ships.
Is the F-35 good in a dogfight?
The F-35A is also the only one of the three Joint Strike Fighter iterations to carry an onboard 25mm GAU-22/A four-barrel Gatling gun, making it best suited for the close-quarters dogfights these exercises were meant to replicate.
How much runway does a f16 need?
Clean configuration: Take off distance: 550 meters. Landing distance: 600 meters. Fully Armed: Take off distance: 2,100 meters. Landing distance: 850 meters.
How much runway does a f18 need?
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: 3,680ft (Maximum Landing Weight) Eurofighter Typhoon: 2,300ft. Dassault Rafale: 1,475ft. Saab Gripen NG: <2,000ft.
How deep is the water where the F-35 crashed?
approximately 12,400-feet
“The wreckage was recovered from a depth of approximately 12,400-feet by a team from CTF 75 and the NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) embarked on the diving support construction vessel (DSCV) Picasso,” said a statement from the Navy’s Seventh Fleet.
Would a F-22 or F-35 win?
The answer is that the F-35 cannot match the F-22 as an air superiority fighter—it was never designed as such. The U.S. Air Force’s original plan was for the F-22 to be its high-end air superiority fighter while the F-35 was designed to be primarily an air-to-ground strike aircraft, but one which could defend itself.
How long does it take for an F 35 to cross the Atlantic?
The two-phase deployment across the North Atlantic to the U.S. required a total of 11 flight hours, enabled by an Italian Air Force KC-767 aerial refueling tanker, which refueled AL-1 seven times during the ocean crossing.