New F-35B short vid

[MigBuster 2,884]

Wonder how many other jets take off with a massive airbrake sticking out the top of it!

 

 

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIqchY1GAmU 

 

 

[MAKO69 186]

I would call it more of another air scoop/intake than a airbrake. 

[+streakeagle 868]

Those helmets look too bulky/heavy.

Fighter pilots always needed strong neck muscles, looks like they are going to be even stronger.

[JediMaster 451]

The material is very lightweight. Expensive carbon-fiber stuff IIRC.

[MigBuster 2,884]

The material is very lightweight. Expensive carbon-fiber stuff IIRC.

And specifically tailored to each individual pilot - suits you sir!

 

[+ST0RM 145]

The F-111 main gear door, as well as the C-130's nose gear door were huge barn doors.

[JediMaster 451]

Well, in the F-111's case it also WAS the airbrake.

 

The AV-8B's main gear door is another one.

 

Of course, in the 35B's case it opens into the wind, so the max top speed has to be much lower than for an airbrake that opens against it.