F – 35 Lightning II
Cpl. Jakub Moštěk
F – 35 Lightning II
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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 variants
F-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 on
internal fuel
584 nmi (1,082 km)
469 nmi (869 km)
615 nmi (1,141 km)
Thrust/weight
• full fuel:
• 50% fuel:
0.87
1.07
0.90
1.04
0.75
0.91
Differences between variants
Differences between variants
Armament
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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=Kshe7BYfWc
Any questions?
…… thank you for your attention …