The Insane Engineering of the F-35B

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Props to your animator/animation team, it‘s insane to see how the channel developed over time

The fact they can not just engineer this, but actually manufacture it at scale is insane.

I'm old enough to remember this plane being hated by 'online specialists'. It's good to see it getting the love it deserves. It's a wonderful piece of engineering and also a beautiful bird.

It's really funny how there was a group of high ranking officers trying to cut down the project for being "too expensive, unnecessarily complicated, unreliable and useless" compared to already existing, cheaper and rugged planes, like the F-15. Don't forget the "iT CaN't dOGfIghT" argument. Yes, I'm talking about the reformers. Also, notice that all in this video is declassified information and it's still jaw dropping, imagine the classified capabilities of the F-35 and how outstanding it must be.

A friend of mine is a mechanic in the Royal Navy. When they bought their F-35s from America, they sent a squad of mechanics to learn how to maintain the jets, and he was one of them. Currently he has been deployed over there for over 5 years and they still have more to learn, this jet is no joke.

The engineering in this one plane alone is a testament to how brilliant human intelligence can be.

Somehow the F35 has the ability to go off the radar to the point where the US government cannot find it

this is so much cooler than healthcare

As an aerospace engineering student, this video is incredible. Not only your team is able to break down all the technical details into just a 20 min video, the animation is absolutely stunning

that avoidance mechanism for radar tracking missiles is crazy!

Remember a decade ago? "Can't turn, can't fight, can't run" All bullshit. Turns out it's actually the most incredible aircraft ever. Oops.

The F-35B has now become my favorite jet not just because of it's aesthetic but also because of it's engineering. Internalizing the weapon systems was a smart move. And I didn't know till I saw this video that this plane can ACTUALLY hover like a helicopter. I only thought it was possible in the Avengers movie. I was surprised that it was real. Only if every other plane had this hoverability.

The 3D modelling and animations are incredible, absolutely love it

The radar jamming string thing reminds me of a technique the allies used to avoid sound guided torpedoes in WW2. They just basically just tied a big speaker (or some sort of sound emitter) to a cable on the ship that reached some distance behind it when thrown, so the torpedo would just follow that instead of the ship. They basically rendered a state of the art high end piece of military equipment useless with just a speaker and some string

GOD i fucking LOVE having a bottomless defense budget

I didn't think I'd ever see anything as impressive as the Harrier Jump Jet hovering, then the vertical landing and its short take off, too. However, this thing has truly blown my mind -- kudos. It's absolutely stunning, too. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

You have done your homework. These features are hidden within the deepest of interviews and only touched in hour + long videos. However you’re able to do it so clearly, quickly, and in such quantity, that not only is this plane impressive , but this is video is. Great Job.

I'm a jet plane fanatic and have probably viewed a hundred videos on stealth planes including the F-35. I have never commented on any of them, but wanted to give you a high thumbs up for such an excellent presentation that was not only enjoyable to watch but tremendously informative! I'm very informed on the subject of stealth and yet I learned much watching your video. This is saying a lot! Your video was concise, precise, entertaining, and relevant allowing both the novice viewer and expert to stay glued to your topic the entire time. Keep up the excellent work!

The F-35 is so advanced now that it doesn't need a pilot to fly and not even the USAF knows where it is. 😂