F – 35 Lightning II

Cpl. Jakub Moštěk

F – 35 Lightning II

• Single-seat• Single-engined (jet)• Stealth• 5th generation multirole fighter• Ground attack, reconnaissance, air defense• 1st flight in 2006• USA -> 2,443 aircraft

Development

• Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF) - 1996• Boeing x Lockheed Martin• Designed to replace: F-16, A-10, F/A-18 (not

Super Hornet ) and AV-8B (Harrier)

Variants

• F-35A – conventional take-off and landing (CTOL)

• F-35 B – short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL)

• F-35 C – carrier type

Differences between variantsF-35A F-35B F-35C

Length 51.4 ft (15.7 m) 51.3 ft (15.6 m) 51.5 ft (15.7 m)

Wingspan 35 ft (10.7 m) 35 ft (10.7 m) 43 ft (13.1 m)

Wing Area 460 ft² (42.7 m²) 460 ft² (42.7 m²) 668 ft² (62.1 m²)

Empty weight 29,300 lb (13,300 kg) 32,300 lb (14,700 kg) 34,800 lb (15,800 kg)

Internal fuel 18,250 lb (8,280 kg) 13,500 lb (6,125 kg) 19,750 lb (8,860 kg)

Max takeoff weight 70,000 lb class (31,800 kg)

60,000 lb class (27,300 kg)

70,000 lb class (31,800 kg)

Range 1,200 nmi (2,220 km) 900 nmi (1,670 km) 1,400 nmi (2,520 km)

Combat radius oninternal fuel 584 nmi (1,082 km) 469 nmi (869 km) 615 nmi (1,141 km)

Thrust/weight • full fuel: • 50% fuel:

0.871.07

0.901.04

0.750.91

Differences between variants

Differences between variants

Armament

• 4-barreled Gatling cannon (25mm caliber)• Air-to-air missiles• Air-to-surface missiles• Anti-ship missiles• Bombs

Sources

• http://www.jsf.mil

• Link for video -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kshe7-BYfWc

Any questions?

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