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Easy, the F-35A and they have said as much (not sure if it was DoD, JPO, or a LM rep that said it).There would have still been just a single engine as this was a demand of the USAF.The position of the weapons bay is dictated by the size of the single, large engine. Btw, the size of the bay is driven by the F-35C requirement of a 2k bomb as the F-35A originally had a requirement for only a 1k bomb.The engine and weapons bay dictate the overall cross-section of the F-35.Since the cross-section is a given, then the length cannot be increased much because it would make it too heavy which would dictate a larger engine.
Easy, the F-35A and they have said as much (not sure if it was DoD, JPO, or a LM rep that said it).
There would have still been just a single engine as this was a demand of the USAF.
The position of the weapons bay is dictated by the size of the single, large engine. Btw, the size of the bay is driven by the F-35C requirement of a 2k bomb as the F-35A originally had a requirement for only a 1k bomb.
The engine and weapons bay dictate the overall cross-section of the F-35.
Since the cross-section is a given, then the length cannot be increased much because it would make it too heavy which would dictate a larger engine.