F-35 Carrier Test USS Wasp.

[bongodriver]

I don't get the VTOL version at all, that barn door on the top must produce so much drag during the ski-jump type take off, and if the drive train to the lift fan breaks.......eeek, what ever happened to 'keep it simple'?, unnecessary weight and all those doors that need to open for VTOL, thank god the UK decided to opt for the CTOL version.