Qinetiq Calms The Sea For F-35b

摘要

QinetiQ has developed a novel solution for F-35B "rolling landings" on the U.K. Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers in high sea conditions. The research organization, which acts as the U.K. Ministry of Defence's (MOD) main technology-proving agency, has successfully completed a series of trials using its two-seat Harrier T4 VAAC (vectored-thrust aircraft advanced control) aircraft on the carrier HMS Illustrious. QinetiQ says the trials proved its new Bedford Array visual landing aid system-which stabilizes the aircraft's approach path in the presence of deck motion-as the solution for shipborne rolling vertical landings (SRVL) on the Royal Navy's future carriers, particularly in rough sea conditions.