The key to the F-35's STOVL ability is its three-bearing ... the engine's thrust vector with this feature, enabling the aircraft to hover and transition from takeoff to flight without a short ...

effectively allows the jet to hover, vertically land, or successfully execute a short take-off. The LiftSystem is a crucial system in the F-35, allowing it to switch from conventional flight to STOVL.

Regardless, the F-35 eventually entered production and is the most advanced stealth fighter jet on the planet today ... take off with almost no runway and hover in place for short periods.

The jet had been in hover mode over the airfield and began to ... leading to the grounding. At the time, all F-35 ejection seats, including the Navy and Marine Corps variants, were inspected ...

The Marine Corps said the pilot of a second F-35 returned safely ... which can hover and take off and land vertically like a helicopter. The aircraft involved in Sunday’s crash was an F-35B ...

“How in the hell do you lose an F-35?” Representative ... vertically as well as hover in place, is only operated by the Marine Corps, which can fly them from aircraft carriers and smaller ...

A US Air Force pilot safely escaped after an F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday, officials said. The pilot experienced an “inflight ...