Are the Marines short on pilots?

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Are the Marines short on pilots?

The Marine Corps, like the Navy and Air Force, is facing a massive shortage of pilots. The service is short a full quarter of its required aviators. The Corps now offers pilots bonuses of up to $210,000 to stay on active duty for another six years.

Does the F 35B have a tail hook?

F-35s have landed using a tailhook before, but not at the speeds and weights being tested now. By nature, Navy aircraft need tailhooks to catch arresting wires on aircraft carriers.

Which branch of the military flies the most?

The Marine Corps’ aviators have increased their monthly flight hours per pilot, and are now flying substantially more than Air Force pilots, military officials said.

How many f35 pilots are there?

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How many trained F-35 pilots do you think there are? Answer: 500! Congratulations to Major Chris Campbell, a former F-16 test pilot who recently became the 500th trained F-35 pilot!

Does the F-35B have a short takeoff/vertical landing?

The F-35B for the US Marine Corps and Italy [but no longer for the UK Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, as of October 2010] employs a short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) capability. This takeoff and landing operation succeeds through a very innovative technology known as the shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system.

Where is the F-35 being delivered to the US?

F-35B aircraft have been delivered to the U.S. Marines and the U.K., whose forces are training together at the Integrated Training Center at Eglin Air Force Base. STOVL aircraft are also stationed at the first operational F-35 base, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and are completing flight test at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.

What is the F-35B Lightning II?

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The F-35B Lightning II is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and features a vertical lift fan and pivoting engine nozzle to deliver vertical landing and short takeoff capability to expeditionary airfields. The F-35 will replace AV-8B Harrier IIs in the Marine Corps inventory.

How stealthy will the F-35B be?

The F-35B will have a stealthy, belly-mounted 25 mm missionized gun pod and a combat radius of more than 450 NM- nearly two times that of legacy STOVL strike fighters.