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jacks said:
When I see that picture of the F-35B taking off, I'm surprised the shroud (over the vertical engine?) doesn't blow off. It most have some very strong hinges!
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That shroud/door is indeed over the lift fan, which gives the jet its vertical lift. I believe you're right about the hinges being very strong! I'm not sure how fast the jet is moving in those photos, but the acceleration isn't as fast as with a catapult launch, so the hinges on that door don't have to deal with those massive stresses.
 
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Screenshot from Top Gun: Maverick, showing the F-14A Tomcat and the Su-57 Felons, just before the dogfight:


Top Gun: Maverick Rogue Nation F-14A Tomcat (I think this is an Ace Combat image):


F-14 Tomcat in silhouette at sunset:
 
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Two F-35C Lightning IIs launching from two separate Nimitz-class carriers:


I think that the Lightning in the background launched from one of the background carrier's waist catapults, as both bow cats appear to have aircraft parked over them. The foreground Lightning, however, may have launched from one of the foreground carrier's bow catapults, as there seem to be parked aircraft on only one of the bow cats (the Lightning may have launched from one of the carrier's waist cats though).

F-14 Tomcats and other aircraft on carrier flight deck with a double rainbow:
 
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I was looking at some articles in the National Review today and came across these beautiful photos of Flight Ops on the USS Nimitz.

USS Nimitz Flight Ops | National Review

USS Nimitz conducts flight operations in the South China Sea.
www.nationalreview.com

Hopefully everyone can see them, some parts of the NR website are behind a paywall. (Not that I paid, I was at the public library )
 
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Those are stunning photos! I just wish there were still F-14s on US carriers:



 
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