F-35STOVL has Soviet Roots Yak- 38

[niaz]

This is not true. YAK-38 along with Soviet SST both were copied/inspired from the British.

I remember my first ever Farnborough Air Show ( think it was 1963 or 1964) Where I came across the prototype P-115 (?) subsequently called Harrier. Yak -38 was not even on the drawing board yet. Also Concorde and TSR2. The Harrier and I think also Concord prototype flew. TSR2 was only on a static display. TSR2 was somethin like F-111 and later cancelled by the Labour government. All the later STOVL designs have Harrier roots.

 

[Adux]

Niaz,

Harrier and Yak 38 are completly different concepts to VSTOL, One being a subsonice, while the other a afterburning supersonic jet. Yes the concept of a plane that could do VSTOL was first invented by the british

 

[Keysersoze]

Like I said Take a look at the BR1110 and BR1111 designs for Breguet or the VJ 101b by Messerschmitt.

And regards the engine issue I believe whilst they where given a engine they did steal samples of metal used in its construction.........after all the first engine was a German one....(me-262)
Here is a youtube clip you might find interesting. Funnily i watched this before you posted ......

 

[Keysersoze]

There are some corrections in your post

Rolls Royce Engine was "GIVEN" not stolen to the Soviets by The British Government. How stupid can they get. MiG-15 was the best fighter of its time, along with its revloutionary swept back wing design, which was a first.

MiG 25 was to counter the XB 70, While the Tail Fin Design was taken by the Americans from the Soviets for its Vigilante Design, which was later cancelled, by which the F-15 came into being.

JSF was cleared by the Yakolev Design Beauro, So the Engine layout makes sense, So I am wrong it was stolen, but they were designed and helped by the Yakolvev Design Beauru

http://www.vtol.org/maddock-stovljsf-printer.htm
http://avia.ltd.ee/air/russia/yak-141.php
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/10/29/stories/06290004.htm

Just went through your links and interesting enough only the Indian newspaper link (with all the glorious reputation of south asian defence correspondents) claims this......And please note it is written as a defence of Russian equipment as a "feelgood" for Indian readers.

 

[Adux]

Keyser,

Backoff a little from the anti-india stuff, I have cooled now..lol
About things I have posted, Documentry are available on Youtube from Modern Marvel's of Discovery Channels, Red Star Wings etc.
Yakolev is the design consultant for F-35, its a known fact, Google plz

 

[Keysersoze]

Keyser,

Backoff a little from the anti-india stuff, I have cooled now..lol
About things I have posted, Documentry are available on Youtube from Modern Marvel's of Discovery Channels, Red Star Wings etc.
Yakolev is the design consultant for F-35, its a known fact, Google plz

Dude I don't attack.......South asian defence reporters have not impressed the hell out of me.....
The only thing I could find was that LM asked for data re this.
However I know a man with contacts at LM so will ask him.