17 Nov 2009
V-22 Osprey, stealth jumpjet need refrigerated landing pads

Simply marvelous engineering ...

It's now official. The new generation of high-tech hovering aircraft - namely the famous V-22 "Osprey" tiltrotor and the upcoming F-35B supersonic stealth jump-jet - have an unforeseen flaw. Their exhaust downwash is so hot as to melt the flight decks of US warships, leading Pentagon boffins to look into refrigerated landing pads.

(link) [The Register]

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