Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Stealth multirole fighter
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| Manufacturer(s) | Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics |
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| Prototype first flight | 15 December 2006 |
Introduction | F-35B: 31 July
2015 (USMC) F-35A: 2 August 2016 (USAF) F-35C: 28 February 2019 (USN) |
| Produced | 2006–present |
Number built | 425+ as of 1 September 2019* |
| Status | In service |
Crew | 1 |
(*) all models
| Variants | |||
| X-35 | The X-35A demonstrator made its inaugural flight on October 24, 2000 and completed 27 test flights in one month, including in-flight refueling and supersonic flight. While this demonstrator is returned to the factory, to be transformed into X-35B (STOVL version), the X-35C demonstrator of the on-board version flew for the first time on December 16, 2000. Finally, on June 23, 2001, the X-35B begins test flights with its first vertical landing. | ||
| F-35A | The F-35A is the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant intended for the U.S. Air Force and other air forces. It is the smallest, lightest F-35 version and is the only variant equipped with an internal cannon, the GAU-22/A. | ||
| F-35B | The F-35B is the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the aircraft. Similar in size to the A variant, the B sacrifices about a third of the A variant's fuel volume to accommodate the vertical flight system. | ||
| F-35C | Carrier variant features larger wings with foldable wingtip sections, larger wing and tail control surfaces for improved low-speed control, stronger landing gear for the stresses of carrier arrested landings, a twin-wheel nose gear, and a stronger tailhook for use with carrier arrestor cables. The larger wing area allows for decreased landing speed while increasing both range and payload. | ||
| F-35D | An early study for a possible upgrade of the F-35A to be fielded by the 2035 target date of the Air Force Future Operating Concept. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 15.39 m (A/B), 15.50 m (C) |
Empty Weight | 13154 kg (A), 14729 kg (B), 15686
kg (C) |
| Wingspan | 11 m (A/B), 13.1 m (C) |
Loaded Weight | 22426 kg (A) |
| Height | 4.331 m |
Max takeoff weight | 31751 kg (A/C), 27200 kg (B) |
| Wing area | 43 m² (A/B), 57.6 m² (C) |
Wing loading | 525 kg/m² at loaded weight |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Guns | 1 × General Dynamics 25 mm
(0.984 in) GAU-22/A 4-barrel rotary cannon * |
Ammunition Carried |
180 |
| Hardpoints | 6 × external pylons on wings
with a capacity of 6800 kg and two internal bays with a capacity
of up to 2590 kg;
total weapons payload is 8100 kg |
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| Air-to-air Missiles | 14× AIM-120 AMRAAM, 2×
AIM-9X Sidewinder, AIM-132 ASRAAM, MBDA Meteor (pending further
funding) |
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| Air-to-surface Missiles | AGM-88 AARGM, AGM-158 JASSM, SPEAR
3, Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), Joint Strike Missile (JSM,
planned), SOM |
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| Anti-ship Missiles | Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) |
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| Bombs | Mark 84 or Mark 83 or Mark 82 GP
bombs, Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb, Mk 77 incendiary bombs, Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) capable, Paveway series laser-guided bombs, Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) series, AGM-154 JSOW, B61 mod 12 nuclear bomb |
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(*) inside on F-35A only, external on others models.
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning turbofan
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| Dry thrust | 120 kN |
Thrust with afterburner | 190 kN |
| Thrust/weight | 0.87 with full internal
fuel,
1.07 with 50% internal fuel (A) 0.90 with full internal fuel, 1.04 with 50% internal fuel (B) 0.75 with full internal fuel, 0.97 with 50% internal fuel (C) |
Fuel Capacity | 8391 kg (internal fuel) (A) 6045 kg (internal fuel) (B) 8901 kg (internal fuel) (C) |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | tested
at Mach 1.61 (1930 km/h) |
Supercruise | ? |
| Range | 2200 km (A/C), 1700 km (B) |
Ferry Range | ? km |
| Combat Radius | 1239 km, 1410 km* (A) 935 km (B) 1241 km (C) |
Service ceiling | 18500 m |
(*) interdiction mission on internal fuel, for internal air to air configuration
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