F-35 Lightning II The Future Is Flying

F-35 Lightning II The Future Is Flying

SustainmentDaily operations and support activities account for two-thirds of a fighter aircraft’s lifetime costs. To reduce F-35 operations costs throughout its service life, the team is focused on three broad areas of the aircraft’s sustainment.

• Autonomic Logistics Global Sustainment

• Worldwide Partnership of Suppliers

• Performance-Based Logistics

The F-35 Lightning II team has a long-term commitment for a fighter that will be the mainstay of fleets around the world far into the 21st century.

Enhancing capability. Maintaining affordability. Proving it.

LOCKHEED MARTIN • NORTHROP GRUMMAN • BAE SYSTEMS • PRATT & WHITNEY • GE ROLLS-ROYCE FIGHTER ENGINE TEAM

The F-35 entered flight testing December 15, 2006.

F-35A CTOLSpan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 ft / 10.67 mLength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.4 ft / 15.67 mWing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460 ft2 / 42.7 m2

Combat radius (internal fuel) >590 n.mi / 1,093 kmRange (internal fuel) . . ~1,200 n.mi / 2,222 km

The F-35 Lightning II is a 5TH generation fighter, integrating stealth into a supersonic, highly agile aircraft – and incorporating advanced sensor and net-enabled fusion capability and dramatically improved sustainability and deployability. All three variants set new standards in unrefueled range and power projection. The F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant is a multirole, supersonic, stealth fighter that has extraordinary acceleration and 9-g maneuverability and agility. The F-35B is the world’s first multirole fighter to offer short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability in a supersonic, stealthy aircraft. The F-35C carrier variant (CV) will make naval aviation history as the first carrier-capable stealth fighter, bringing unprecedented mission capabilities to the Fleet.

F-35B STOVLSpan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 ft / 10.67 mLength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2 ft / 15.61 mWing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 ft2 / 42.7 m2

Combat radius (internal fuel) >450 n.mi / 833 kmRange (internal fuel) . . . . ~900 n.mi / 1,667 km

F-35C CVSpan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 ft / 13.11 mLength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.4 ft / 15.67 mWing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668 ft2 / 62.06 m2

Combat radius (internal fuel) >600 n.mi / 1,111 km Range (internal fuel) . . >1,200 n.mi / 2,222 km

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