F-35B STO Short Take Off & SkiJumponCVF Information pp172 30 Nov 2017 CVF: http://navy-matters.beedall.com/cvf1-02.htm Hull Dimensions (length x beam): STOVL CVF 284 metres (931 feet) length overall; 73 metres (239 feet) max width at flightdeck; Preparing for take-off: UK ramps 263.5 metres (865 feet) pp; up F-35 carrier integration effort 39 metres beam (water line) (128 feet) “...In the final analysis, the decision has been taken Draft: 11 metres (36 feet) JBD to delete the JBD from the STOVL CVF design. Cdr http://navy-matters.beedall. Scrubbed/ Lison explains: "We determined from the CFD mod- DELETED elling that the legacy JBD did not offer adequate com/cvf1-01.htm protection. Alternative designs were considered which offered some benefit, but two considerations persuaded us to delete the requirement. "First, the nozzle scheduling of the F-35B on take-off has yet to be fully established, and there was a risk that the jet blast would simply 'bounce' over the JBD. 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