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| The F-35 Lightning II - descended from the X-35 of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program - is a single-seat, single-engined military strike fighter, a multi-role aircraft that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air-to-air combat. Its development is being funded by the United States, the United Kingdom, and other partner governments. It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin and major partners BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman. Demonstrator aircraft flew in 2000; a production model first took flight on 15 December 2006.
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| MODEL | F-35 Lightning II |
| CREW | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 x 12700kg Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan + 1 x 8170kg Rolls-Royce Lift System |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 27200 kg | 59966 lb |
| Empty weight | 12000 kg | 26456 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 10.65 m | 35 ft 11 in |
| Length | 15.37 m | 50 ft 5 in |
| Height | 5.28 m | 17 ft 4 in |
| Wing area | 42.7 m2 | 459.62 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 1930 km/h | 1199 mph |
| Range | 2200 km | 1367 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 1 x 25mm cannon |
| Kevin Morrow, e-mail, 12.09.2010 16:00 Somewhere in Scotland the RAF has brought them off the USAF and used for training for the RN. reply | | malik asad, e-mail, 05.02.2010 17:16 waery good air fighter f-35 lightning II USA.pakistan air force new air fighter j-10.jf-17.f-16.air bon airlie.mirage-5.F-22 end F-35 BEST.PAKISTAN AIR FORCE ZINDA BAD.USA AIR FORCE IS GOOD. reply | | Leo Rudnicki, e-mail, 08.08.2009 08:38 There is a lot of problems and delays as well as the inevitable cost escalation. And it looks like they need the GE engine as a back-up if GE can make turbines to handle the high operating temperatures. And does it use the same RAM coating as the F-22? reply | | Mayakovskij, 08.09.2008 12:38 Letaet, strelyaet. Znachit mozhet i popast' ))) reply | |
| | Pushkin, 23.06.2008 18:15 Stopudov chuvak reply |
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