Viable, Cool Carrier Mats?

As I read Bill Sweetman’s recent commentary “Hot Air” ( AW&ST May 26-June 2, p. 15), regarding the landing mat challenges for the F-35B vertical-landing aircraft, I wondered if a low-cost, low-tech solution to this problem is already on hand. Why not investigate the use of a mat that has tubes...

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