#3 Two things I noticed,
First the big vent opening behind the cockpit and second with the VTOL capability, the danged thing doesn't need a catapult...it can do a roll out with VTOL assist.
The jet blast is not the hot flame on a jet. The big problem with most AC is the APU vent. When the F-18 came on board, we had a real problem with the APU tearing up concrete aprons and flight decks. About the only thing that makes sense on this beast is the fact they got "smart" and vented the APU vertically instead of downward as was the case with the F-18. All commercial aircraft vent the APU out the tail horizontally. |