🇬🇧 F-35B RAF Marham

2x F-35B Take off /Land RAF Marham

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

Absolutely amazing and great takeoff and arrivals of the F-35A 😎

[@dogsnads5634]

Wonder what the chartered, luxuty, Embraer is doing at Marham...

[@kimjonglongdong3158]

I've always wondered what the payload of the B is when it takes off conventionally vs on the carriers. Can't seem to find a source that shows the different numbers.

[@omnibus360]

There is info out there somewhere but it’s not very different to carrier takeoff as they’re still dragging around the weight of that extra engine….

[@dogsnads5634]

F-35B can take off at full weight from the QE Class. So no different in reality. However, in practice it makes no difference as the UK and US F-35B are not cleared to carry anywhere near their theoretical maximum weights. For example the max weapon load a UK F-35B can carry at present is 6 x 500lb Paveway IV, 2 AMRAAM and 2 ASRAAM. Total weight of that, including 6 pylons, is less than 5,000lbs. In about 5 years that weight may increase to just under 6,000lb as the Spear and Meteor arrive in service (max load would then be 8 x Spear, 2 Meteor, 4 x Paveway IV and 2 x ASRAAM). Until more heavyweight munitions, or external fuel tanks, arrive there is no chance of an F-35B getting even close to its theoretical max weight.