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Design Specifications- F135

The Aircraft is essentially an F-22 designed to use two F-135 engines vertical take-off engines, to allow the aircraft similiar capabilities as the F-35. The essential design shares aspects with the MV-64 in this respect, but is radically different, being a fighter jet. The F-135 was fundamentally predicated on the original design of the F119, the engine which the F-22 was based on. However, it is slightly more powerful, producing a maximum thrust of 43,000 foot-pounds of force, compared to 35,000 for the F119. Both have a similiar dry thrust of approximately the same level, or 26,000 and 28,000 lbf, respectively, or their cruising thrust. The similarity in design helps to increase the versatility of the platform, in the engine design, as well as the parts commonality. This in turn makes it easier to work on, and simplifies the engineering and maintenance. This is especially useful, as improving engine reliability and ease of maintenance is a major objective for the F135. The engine has fewer parts than similar engines which should improve reliability. All line-replaceable components (LRCs) can be removed and replaced with a set of six common hand tools. The F135's health management system is designed to provide real time data to maintainers on the ground, allowing them to troubleshoot problems and prepare replacement parts before the aircraft returns to base. According to Pratt & Whitney, this data may help drastically reduce troubleshooting and replacement time, as much as 94% over legacy engines. In combination, this makes maintenance even easier.

Primarily however, this gives the modified F-22 the ability to have STOVL capabilities, or Short-Take-Off, Vertical-Landing. This allows the F-22 a much easier time taking off and landing, especially from small vehicles, such as coastguard vessels or mini-carriers, which allows it to be deployed without the use of incredibly large super carriers. This not only has the benefit of improving the capabilities and versatility of the aircraft itself, but also of the Navy and craft it belongs to in general. Vehicles that would have only allowed the use of helicopters or small jump jets, can now launch full sized aircraft, which also possess the greatest stealth and aeronautics ever available on a fighter jet, or aircraft in general. Furthermore, it reduces the necessary complexity and size of large aircraft carriers, allowing them to be smaller and safer, reducing their costs and increasing their capabilities. Otherwise, the vehicle possess very little functional difference from the F-22.