It's air cooled?I wonder how the keep from melting down with that much hover time?
Yep, I saw one like that. They couldn't let him do a vertical takeoff as it would have pulverized the runway. So he rolled all of 8 feet and was up.I remember going to an airshow some time ago and the Harrier gave a demo similar to what the F35 did. All I remember was that in hover mode, those suckers are LOUD!
If I recall correctly, the Harrier had a liquid cooling system, but still needed air flow so the hover time did have a limit.I remember going to an airshow some time ago and the Harrier gave a demo similar to what the F35 did. All I remember was that in hover mode, those suckers are LOUD!