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United Kingdom draws the line to the JSF programme's feasibility

London, UK - Its shipped version appears too heavy to ensure landing procedure safety

British Ministry of Defence has unveiled that feasibility problems would exist for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme, regarding its shipped STOVL (Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing) version, aimed to replace the Harriers in the future (see for details AVIONEWS), as it would appear excessively heavy. Although Lockheed Martin’s representatives had made know that solutions for such problem a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 63559
Rome, Italy, 05/20/2004 09:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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