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Nope. This is video of first taxi trials that happened months ago. Acutal take off video already posted on this thread.

With tail, the radar return becomes exponentially higher, so not good for stealth. They are only using this in initial flights as a safety net. Will get rid of it with enough empirical data accumulated. . EDIT: Wait, I just thought of this, but they were going to rely on a fluidic thrust...

Yes. Visible, but barely. But after 0:12 its clearly there. Easy on the hopium folks. The tail is still there as is visible post 0:12. Also, "dropping the tail mid-flight" requires its own set of complex CFD studies and adjustments within the FBW itself. Too damn complex. Much easier if you...