Henry J Cobb wrote:
The Marines are about to get the best dogfighter in the world.

In fact, the Air Force seems to have set the most demanding maneuverability
requirements of the three versions.

How fast can it go and still use the roll nozzles? (Or does the lift
fan have to be open to use those?)

I seriously doubt that STOVL attitude puffer jets will provide much control
authority at any speed much above the hover, comapred to the real control
surfaces. If they could, you'd see suggestions to add puffers to non-STOVL
planes. If such proposals exist, I've not seen them.
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