F-35B

THE WORLD’S FIRST SUPERSONIC STOVL AIRCRAFT

 Ground, Air or Sea – The F-35B Delivers
F-35B – THE WORLD’S FIRST SUPERSONIC STOVL AIRCRAFT
Increasingly, modern security challenges require wider distribution of forces
Redefining the Multirole Fighter and capabilities across a range of scenarios. STOVL capability gives the F-35B
The 5th generation F-35 Lightning II integrates advanced stealth the unique capability to operate from a variety of ships, roads and austere
technology into a highly agile, supersonic aircraft that provides the pilot bases near frontline combat zones, greatly enhancing sortie generation
with unprecedented situational awareness and unmatched lethality and rates. The unmatched basing of the F-35B – ashore and afloat – provides
survivability. As new threats emerge, it is more important than ever for more employment flexibility in any scenario.
U.S. and allied fighter fleets to fly the F-35 stealth fighter, the world’s only
Shaft-Driven LiftFan®
5th generation international aircraft. While each aircraft is uniquely designed
STOVL operation is made possible through the patented shaft-driven
to operate from different environments, all three variants set new standards
LiftFan® propulsion system. This propulsion approach overcomes many of
in network-enabled mission systems, sensor fusion and supportability.
the temperature, velocity and power challenges of direct-lift systems.
The F-35 redefines the multirole fighter.
F-35 Enterprise Sustainment
The World’s Only Supersonic STOVL Stealth Aircraft
Lockheed Martin and key suppliers strive to provide affordable,
For the first time in aviation history, supersonic, radar-evading stealth
world-class F-35 sustainment. It is
comes with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability. The F-35B has
flexible, tailored and compatible
unequaled basing flexibility and advanced network-enabled mission systems
to meet the needs of all current
that provide unprecedented multimission capability across the spectrum of
and former customers.
operations and is an essential enabler for other forces in the battlespace.
The key sustainment
The F-35B redefines the multirole fighter.
tenets encompass and
align the entire F-35
air system, including:
• Air vehicle training F-35B
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2 ft / 15.6 m
• Autonomic Logistics
Speed.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 1.6
Information System Wingspan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 ft / 10.7 m
• Test equipment Wing area.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 ft2 / 42.7 m2
Combat radius (internal fuel). . . . . . . >450 n.mi / 833 km
• Support equipment
Range (internal fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . >900 n.mi / 1,667 km
Internal fuel capacity.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13,100 lb / 5,942 kg
Max g-rating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0
Weapons payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000 lb / 6,800 kg
Propulsion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F135-PW-600
Thrust*.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,000 lb Max / 26,000 lb Mil /
40,500 lb Vertical
*Maximum Power (Max) = with afterburner
Military Power (Mil) = without afterburner
Vertical = without afterburner

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