Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
The F-35B Lightning II is the only stealth fighter in the world capable of short takeoff and vertical landing — and the engineering that makes it possible is extraordinary. In this video, we go inside the propulsion system that allows a 50,000-pound combat aircraft to hover like a helicopter and land vertically on the deck of an amphibious assault ship.
We break down the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine — the most powerful fighter engine ever built — and how its Three-Bearing Swivel Module rotates 95 degrees in just 2.5 seconds to redirect thrust downward. We explore the Rolls-Royce LiftFan, a hidden 50-inch turbofan with no combustion chamber, driven by a 29,000-horsepower driveshaft. And we explain how three separate thrust sources work together to keep 25 tons of stealth fighter balanced in a hover.
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The F-35B Lightning II is the only stealth fighter in the world capable of short takeoff and vertical landing — and the engineering that makes it possible is extraordinary. In this video, we go inside the propulsion system that allows a 50,000-pound combat aircraft to hover like a helicopter and land vertically on the deck of an amphibious assault ship.
We break down the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine — the most powerful fighter engine ever built — and how its Three-Bearing Swivel Module rotates 95 degrees in just 2.5 seconds to redirect thrust downward. We explore the Rolls-Royce LiftFan, a hidden 50-inch turbofan with no combustion chamber, driven by a 29,000-horsepower driveshaft. And we explain how three separate thrust sources work together to keep 25 tons of stealth fighter balanced in a hover.
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