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HISTORY:
First Flight (X-35A) 24 October 2000
(X-35B) 23 June 2001
(X-35C) 16 December 2000
(EMD aircraft) expected 2006
Service Entry
(F-35 CTOL) planned for about 2011
(F-35 CV) planned for about 2012
(F-35 STOVL) planned for about 2010
CREW: 1 pilot
ESTIMATED COST:
(F-35 CTOL) $40 million
(F-35 CV) $50 million
(F-35 STOVL) $50 million
AIRFOIL SECTIONS:
Wing Root unknown
Wing Tip
unknown
DIMENSIONS:
Length (F-35 CTOL) 50.75 ft (15.47 m)
(F-35 CV) 51.25 ft (15.62 m)
(F-35 STOVL) 50.75 ft (15.47 m)
Wingspan (F-35 CTOL) 35.10 ft (10.70 m)
(F-35 CV) 43.50 ft (13.26 m)
(F-35 CV) 29.83 ft (9.10 m) folded
(F-35 STOVL) 35.10 ft (10.70 m)
Height (F-35 CTOL) 15.00 ft (4.57 m)
(F-35 CV) 15.50 ft (4.72 m)
(F-35 STOVL) 15.00 ft (4.57 m)
Wing Area (F-35 CTOL) 460 ft2 (42.7 m2)
(F-35 CV) 620 ft2 (57.6 m2)
(F-35 STOVL) 460 ft2 (42.7 m2)
Canard Area
not applicable
WEIGHTS:
Empty (F-35 CTOL) about 22,500 lb (9,980 kg)
(F-35 CV) about 24,000 lb (10,885 kg)
(F-35 STOVL) about 23,500 lb (10,660 kg)
Typical Load unknown
Max Takeoff about 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
Fuel Capacity internal:
(F-35 CTOL) 18,075 lb (8,200 kg)
(F-35 CV) about 19,000 lb (8,620 kg)
(F-35 STOVL) about 15,000 lb (6,805 kg)
external: unknown
Max Payload
(F-35 CTOL) about 13,000 lb (5,895 kg)
(F-35 CV) about 17,000 lb (7,710 kg)
(F-35 STOVL) about 15,000 lb (6,805 kg)
PROPULSION:
Powerplant (F-35 CTOL/CV) one Pratt & Whitney F119-611 turbofan
(F-35 STOVL) one Pratt & Whitney F119-611 turbofan and one Rolls-Royce/Allison shaft-driven lift-fan
Thrust (PW) about 35,000 lb (155 kN)
(RR) about 18,000 lb (80 kN)
PERFORMANCE:
Max Level Speed at altitude: about Mach 1.5
at sea level: unknown
Initial Climb Rate unknown
Service Ceiling unknown
Range (F-35 CV) 1,620 nm (3,000 km)
(F-35 STOVL) 1,080 nm (2,000 km)
Endurance unknown
g-Limits unknown
ARMAMENT:
Gun (F-35 CTOL) one 25-mm GAU-12 cannon
(F-35 CV) one external 25-mm GAU-12 gun pod
(F-35 STOVL) one external 25-mm GAU-12 gun pod
Stations two internal weapons bays plus six external hardpoints (only for non-stealthy missions)
Air-to-Air Missile (internal) AIM-120C AMRAAM, AIM-132 ASRAAM
(external) AIM-9X Sidewinder, AIM-120B/C AMRAAM
Air-to-Surface Missile (internal) AGM-154 JSOW, Brimstone
(external) AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-158 JASSM, Joint Common Missile, Storm Shadow
Bomb (internal) up to two GBU-12 Paveway laser-guided, up to two GBU-31/32/38 JDAM, up to two CBU-87/89 cluster, up to two CBU-103/104/105 WCMD
(external) GBU-10/12/16/24 Paveway laser-guided, GBU-31 JDAM, Mk 82/83/84 GP, CBU-99/100 Rockeye II cluster
Other various transport pods
KNOWN VARIANTS:
X-35 Fighter demonstrator variants used to flight test and validate the advanced technologies used in the F-35
F-35 CTOL Multi-role conventional takeoff (CTOL) fighter based on the X-35A developed for the US Air Force and equipped with an internal gun, infrared sensors, and a laser designator; at least 1,736 to be built
F-35 CV Navalized (CV) fighter based on the X-35C and similar to the F-35A but with larger wings for increased fuel capacity plus slats as well as larger horizontal tails and control surfaces for better low-speed landing performance, strengthened structure and landing gear for carrier landings, and removal of the internal cannon in favor of an optional gun pod on the centerline pylon; at least 300 to 480 be built
F-35 STOVL Multi-role short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) fighter based on the X-35B intended for the US Marines, UK Royal Navy, and UK Royal Air Force and equipped with a lift fan located in an enlarged spine behind the cockpit and an external gun pod rather than a fixed internal gun; 480 to 609 to be built for USMC, 60 for RN, and 90 for RAF
Ho segnato in grassetto le date di entrata in servizio, in quanto ritengo non sia giusto paragonare un caccia che sta entrando in servizio adesso come l'EuroFighter con un caccia che entrera' in servizio tra sei anni. E' un po' come paragonare un Fiat CR 42 con un Loockeed P80.