Is F-35 VTOL or STOVL?
The F-35B is a short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter jet.
How fast is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?
The F-35C can reach speeds of 1.6 Mach (~1,200 mph) even with a full internal weapons load. With its fuel and internal weapons load, the F-35C can fly faster with no drag associated with external tanks and weapons required for legacy fighters.
Who builds the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin serves as the prime contractor with a global supply chain of more than 1,900 companies based in the United States and in every nation acquiring the F-35.
How much does a Joint Strike Fighter cost?
Like many purchases, particularly vehicles, the government has to pay both the upfront price to purchase the F-35 and the cost to continually operate it. In a vacuum, the F-35A, the Air Force’s version of the jet, costs $78 million.
Can the F-35B go supersonic?
But the structural damage that the Navy’s F-35C and the Marine Corps’s F-35B suffer when flying at supersonic speed reportedly is unfixable — and potentially the most serious long-term problem for the stealth fighter. After long periods at speeds faster than Mach one, the F-35B and F-35C suffer damage to their tails.
Is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter development nearly complete?
^ “F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Development Is Nearly Complete, but Deficiencies Found in Testing Need to Be Resolved” (PDF). GAO. June 2018.
What is the F-35B standard take-off and vertical landing?
The F-35B Standard Take-off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) is a single-engine, fifth generation fighter aircraft designed and developed by Lockheed Martin. It is the first aircraft to combine stealth technology with STOVL capabilities and supersonic speeds.
What is the F-35B stealth aircraft?
The F-35B is the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft, and its Rolls-Royce patented shaft-driven LiftFan propulsion system and engine can swivel 90 degrees when in short takeoff/vertical landing mode. A downside of this capability is that the aircraft has a smaller internal weapons bay and as noted can carries less internal fuel.
What is an F-35B Lightning II?
F-35B Lightning II. Categories. The F-35B Lightning II is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and features a vertical lift fan and pivoting engine nozzle to deliver vertical landing and short takeoff capability to expeditionary airfields. The F-35 will replace AV-8B Harrier IIs in the Marine Corps inventory.