And if you add the other stuff such as aerodynamics and drag then the advantage will be even higher and clearer for the F-35 since it can carry weapons internally and as such with no drag penalties while all 4th gen fighter aircraft like for example the F/A-18 will always have to carry weapons and external fuel tanks hanging on the wings which adds tremendous drag which has a tremendous negative impact on aerodynamics.
So basically and above I was comparing a combat ready F-35 with a clean F/A-18, the later of which will never perform any missions configured like this.
As a retired B-52 pilot, I can assure you that the F-35 is actually quite capable of it’s assigned missions, all variants. This based on personal conversations.
I recently bought this aircraft and am now trying to get the Vertical Mode on the B variant going.
In the manual it talks about HDG Hold and the button on the left of the cockpit and weight below 40k.
Weight is below that but neither HDG Hold not the Button get the vertical mode going. I just see a short flash on the middle display when I activate it but that’s it.
Can somebody point me to a good tutorial on how to use the vertical mode ? Thank you.
I’m on PC. This video showed me how it used to work. I’m below weight in the B variant, even started with less, and the hover mode is not available when the STOVL button is clicked. I’ve run out of ideas for the moment.
The new version is better. However I came across a bug.
During cold start MFSOV or Main Fuel Shut Off Valve is not available. When I choose to start directly from the runway, MFSOV does appear on the PCD.
See screenshots below. XSX
In your second screen you have the fuel page fullscreen vs the first capture where you have it in the top part only, if you make the fuel page full screen the MFSOV control is shown.
