
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II - Wikipedia
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters. A multirole combat aircraft designed for both air superiority and strike missions, it also has electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and …
Why were the F-35B lift fan doors changed after flight testing?
2020年1月5日 · On the production F-35B there is a different arrangement: Instead of two doors sliding open, a single door, hinged aft, lifts up and acts like an air scoop, helping to funnel the air into the fan. But the new design of the lift fan cover created additional challenges for the two auxiliary air inlet doors that sit right behind it.
Moment Flare Released From F-35 Captured In Remarkable Photo
2023年10月3日 · As for the jet, the key specialty is the fact that, prior to use, the F-35A’s expendable countermeasures are concealed behind dual flip-open doors, located immediately aft of the weapons bays, and these feature serrated edges to …
military - Why do F-35B jets hover with their weapons bay doors ...
2022年8月1日 · Partially open weapons bay doors create a channel that moderates the airflow from the nozzles as the aircraft comes closer to surface, creating a cushion of air between them. The configuration is similar to AV-8B Harrier's Lift Improvement Device system (LIDs), which was developed to mitigate Hot Gas Ingestion (HGI) in close ground proximity.
F-35 Lightning II - Northrop Grumman
The F-35 Lightning II is a stealthy, supersonic, multirole fighter designed to meet the requirements of the United States and allied defense forces worldwide for an affordable next generation fighter.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II - GlobalSecurity.org
The F-35 doors for landing gear and equipment, as well as control surface, all have straight lines. The F-35 does not require "saw tooth" openings to divert RF energy.
military - How fast do the F-35 weapons bay doors open/close …
2019年3月10日 · I came across the following Norwegian F-35 video launching a live missile from its right bay door. Of course, opening the door and launching the missile drastically increases RCS, but it seemed to operate quite slowly, about 3-4 seconds for the whole operation.
X to F: F-35 Lightning II And Its X-35 Predecessors - Code One …
2008年5月15日 · The X-35 had two doors on the nose landing gear bay arranged fore and aft. The forward door looked and operated like the single large door on AA-1, the first F-35A test vehicle. The aft door was a slave door mounted to the strut perpendicular to the air flow. The F-35 has two smaller split doors.
Photo: F-35B with weapons bay doors open - The Aviationist
2012年3月14日 · After the F-35A CTOL (Conventional Take Off and Landing) with external stores, and the F-35 B flying for the first time with external weapons, including a never seen before white 25 mm gun pod...
The ultimate F-16, F-35 and F-22 reference - F-16.net
2005年6月13日 · Goodrich is responsible for the complete actuation system for the F-35 weapons bay door drive, incorporating actuation, electronic controls and locks. The system minimizes any adverse impact on the aircraft's stealth signature by quickly and precisely opening and closing its weapons bay door.