F-35 Lightning II photos (56 in total)
F-35B STOVL Rollout Ceremony (3)
F-35B STOVL Rollout Ceremony - The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut today amid customers from the United States Marine CorpSource: Lockheed Martin
F-35B STOVL Rollout Ceremony (2)
F-35B STOVL Rollout Ceremony - The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut today amid customers from the United States Marine CorpSource: Lockheed Martin
First F-35B STOVL Fighter Unveiled at Lockheed Martin
Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, speaks to a crowd on Dec. 18 at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, during a rollout ceremony for the first F-35B Lightning II. The F-35B is the short takeoff/vertical landing variant of the supSource: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Marks 20th Flight
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 7, 2007 -- On its 20th flight, the first F-35 Lightning II successfully tested engine performance and aircraft handling qualities at up to 20,000 feet as pilots and crew prepare for air refueling in the coming weeks.Source: Lockheed Martin
CATBird Takes Final Steps Toward Airborne Avionics Testing
At 3:30 p.m. CST, the Cooperative Avionics Test Bed – “CATBird” – took off on a two-hour functional check flight, one of its final sorties before aerial F-35 mission systems testing begins. CATBird is a highly modified 737 airliner designed to test, integrate and validate the full F-35 mission systems suite in a dynamic, airborne environment before the system ever flies in an F-35 aircraft.Source: Lockheed Martin
The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine during tests
Source: Pratt & Whitney
The F-35 During the First Low Speed Taxi Test
F-35 powers out to the runway. On Thursday 07 December 2006, history was made as the F-35 Lightning II moved under its own power for the first time at LM Aero in Fort Worth. After a series of systems checks, the F-35 headed-out to begin low-speed taxi tests. The jet traveled at up to 30 knots on the runway, testing systems such as brakes and nosewheel steering in advance of first flight.Source: Lockheed Martin
The F-35 during its 16th test flight
The F-35 Lightening II turns during the 16th test flight in late April, 2007.Source: Team JSF
Center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II static test aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II static test aircraft on May 7, more than two and one-half months ahead of schedule. The fuselage will integrate into a non-flying, short take-off, vertical landing (STOVL) F-35 variant designated BG-1.Source: Northrop Grumman
Artist's Impression of the US Navy F-35C Lightning II
Source: Lockheed Martin
