Can F-35 shoot while hovering?

No, it cannot, at least there is no reason for it to do so… A) The stick while in “hover mode” does not control the pitch/roll of the aircraft, but the forward/lateral position of the aircraft. This means that the aircraft can only shoot forward in a level attitude, it can’t pitch up/down to hit a target.

Is the F-35B VTOL?

The F-35B Lightning II is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and features a vertical lift fan and pivoting engine nozzle to deliver vertical landing and short takeoff capability to expeditionary airfields.

Can the F-35 be controlled remotely?

Elon Musk says the US’s F-35 stealth jet ‘would have no chance’ against a ‘drone fighter plane’ Elon Musk said the US military’s vaunted F-35 stealth jet “would have no chance” against a drone remotely piloted by a human.

Can an Apache helicopter shoot down a jet?

The Stinger, of course, can shoot down jet fighters. An Apache tops out at about 200mph and 20,000 feet. A typical fighter jet doubles that altitude and multiplies the speed by several times. This means that a fighter jet can control the fight as long as it knows the Apache is there.

How long can F-35B hover?

The F-35B could, in theory, hover for 12–14 min — the limit being turbine temperature. However, in the hover it is generating 40,000 lb of dry thrust & can only carry ~ 7,000 lb of fuel — which would likely be the primary time-limiting factor.

Can a Harrier jet fire while hovering?

Although it has four nozzles, the Harrier only has a single engine. So there are no extra ‘lift’ engines using fuel while hovering. All you are really doing when hovering is rotating (vectoring) the nozzles and so the direction of the thrust.

What branch flies the F-35B?

U.S. Marine Corps
The F-35B entered service with the U.S. Marine Corps in July 2015, followed by the U.S. Air Force F-35A in August 2016 and the U.S. Navy F-35C in February 2019. The F-35 was first used in combat in 2018 by the Israeli Air Force….Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

F-35 Lightning II
Status	In service

How many f35c have been built?

The U.S. plans to buy 2,456 F-35s through 2044, which will represent the bulk of the crewed tactical airpower of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps for several decades. The aircraft is projected to operate until 2070….Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

F-35 Lightning II
Number built	730+ as of 1 December 2021
Developed from	Lockheed Martin X-35

Do helicopters dogfight?

Iran–Iraq War and helicopter dogfight The Iran–Iraq War also saw the worlds only confirmed helicopter dogfights, with Iranian Army Aviation’s AH-1J Internationals (usually the TOW-capable ones) entering combat mostly against Iraqi Army Air Corps’ Mil Mi-24 Hind gunships and HOT-armed Aérospatiale Gazelles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaNPD3wIvAQ