F-35 System ski Jump
As part of the F-35 System
Design and Development
phase, a land-based ski-ramp
− modelled on the legacy 12°
design used in the RN’s earlier
Invincible-class carriers − has
been built at NAS Patuxent
River.
A first ski-ramp launch
was performed in June 2015;
by the end of June 2016, 31
takeoffs had been performed to
complete Phase 1 testing.
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