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Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II

F-35 Lightning II family FAA approach category D Payware (IndiaFoxtEcho)

Target for the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II

100 to 200fpm

Full marks for descent rate up to 200 fpm; under 100 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.

Vref reference
157ktat 16,466 kg
Tail-strike limit
13°this aircraft's own
Ideal touchdown zone
200 to 500mpast the threshold
G-force
1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve

Short-takeoff/vertical-landing version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter, flown by the US Marines, RAF and Royal Navy, with an F135 engine driving a lift fan and a swiveling rear nozzle.

Roundout scores this aircraft with the Military Fighter / Combat Jet category's curves and touchdown-zone window. The figures it uses are below.

How its touchdown is scored.

The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.

Descent rate at touchdown (fpm)30 of the 100 points.
100≤ 200fpm
90≤ 267fpm
75≤ 367fpm
55≤ 500fpm
35≤ 633fpm
10≤ 800fpm
G-force at touchdown (g)20 of the 100 points.
100≤ 1.10g
90≤ 1.26g
75≤ 1.49g
55≤ 1.80g
35≤ 2.11g
10≤ 2.50g

No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.

For reference.

Aircraft data

Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Model
F-35B
Variant
F-35B (STOVL)
FAA approach category
D
MTOW
27,216 kg (60,001 lbs)
Vref in flight
Adjusted to the weight you land at
MSFS source
Payware (IndiaFoxtEcho)

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