{"id":149765,"date":"2024-11-19T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/difference-between-x-32-f-35-vertical-lift-systems\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T22:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T12:00:15","slug":"explained-the-difference-between-x-32-and-f-35-vertical-lift-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=149765","title":{"rendered":"Explained: The Difference Between X-32 And F-35 Vertical Lift Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boeing X-32 was Boeing’s concept demonstrator built to compete in the Joint Strike Fighter competition<\/a><\/span>, although it lost to the Lockheed Martin<\/a><\/span> X-35 demonstrator. One requirement of the fighter was that it be capable of Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) so that it could replace the F-16 and F\/A-18 and the AV-8B Harrier II. It should be noted that STOVL was just one of the many factors considered when selecting the winner for the program<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boeing’s X-32 used an updated Harrier lifting design, while Lockheed Martin went for an all-new system requiring ’17 Miracles.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,398,748,628,1624,412],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-boeing","category-f-35","category-fighter-jets","category-lockheed","category-military"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t