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F-35B STVOL Lightning II Multirole fighter aircraft
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The F-35B is the first aircraft in history to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing capability and supersonic speed. This distinction gives the F-35B the unique ability to operate from small ships, roads and austere bases. The F-35B deploys near front-line combat zones, dramatically shrinking the distance from base to target, increasing sortie rates and decreasing the need for logistics support.
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Variants |
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F-35A (CTOL): The conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A is a multirole, supersonic, stealth fighter that has extraordinary acceleration and 9-g maneuverability and agility.
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F-35B (STOVL) : The F-35B Short take-off and landing for US Marine Corps is the first aircraft in history to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing capability and supersonic speed. This distinction gives the F-35B the unique ability to operate from small ships, roads and austere bases.
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F-35C (CV) : For the first time in naval aviation history, radar-evading stealth capability comes to the carrier deck. The F-35C Carrier Variant (CV) sets a new standard in weapon systems integration, lethality, maintainability, combat radius and payload that brings true multimission power projection capability from the sea.
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Technical Data |
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Ground, Air or Sea - the F-35B Delivers |
Increasingly, modern security challenges require wider distribution of forces and capabilities across and within a range of scenarios. STOVL capability gives the F-35B the unique ability to operate from a variety of ships, roads and austere bases. The unmatched basing of the F-35B – ashore and afloat – provides more employment flexibility in any scenario.
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Shaft-Driven LiftFan® |
STOVL operation is made possible through the patented shaft-driven LiftFan propulsion system. This propulsion approach overcomes many of the temperature, velocity and power challenges of direct-lift systems.
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Reconfigurable |
The internal weapons bay is reconfigurable for all air-to-ground ordnance, all air-to-air ordnance or a blend of both. A missionized version of the 25 mm GAU-22A cannon is installed or removed as needed. When stealth is not required to execute a mission, the F-35B external pylons are loaded with ordnance, giving the aircraft a weapons payload of more than 15,000 pounds. Primary customers will be the U.S. Marine Corps, the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, and the Italian Navy.
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Specifications |
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Type
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Multirole fighrter aircraft
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Country user
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United States
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Country producer
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United States
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Crew
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1 a a a a a
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Engine
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One Turbofan engines P&W F135 or Rolls-Royce F136
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Speed
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Maximum speed: 1,600 km/h
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Range
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1,667 km maximum
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Weight
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14,500 kg empty
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Avionic
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AN/APG-81 AESA Radar, Electronic Systems AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) missile warning system, AN/ASQ-239 (Barracuda) electronic warfare system, Harris Corporation Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) communication system
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Dimensions
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Length: 15.6 m; Wingspan: 10.67 m; Height: 4.6 m a
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