Is the F-35 obsolete?
Is the F-35 obsolete?
As a war machine, the F-35 is already obsolete junk. The measure of any weapon’s value is its utility. The United States has been at war continuously since Sept. 11, 2001, yet the F-35 has flown zero combat missions.
Why do pilots call the F-35 Fat Amy?
The F-35A Lightning II, also known as “Panther” and “Fat Amy.” “Lightning II” was meant as an homage to both the U.S. Army Air Force P-38 Lightning of World War II and the Royal Air Force’s English Electric Lightning jet fighter. The name was meant to satisfy aircraft buyers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Is the F-35 a stealth fighter?
As the Navy’s first stealth fighter and the world’s only 5th Generation, long-range stealth strike fighter, the F-35C was designed and built explicitly for aircraft carrier operations. The F-35C is operated exclusively by the Department of the Navy.
What is the nickname of the F 22?
Lightning II
The YF-22 was originally given the unofficial name “Lightning II”, after the World War II Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter, which persisted until the mid-1990s, when the USAF officially named the aircraft “Raptor”; “Lightning II” was later given to the F-35. The aircraft was also briefly dubbed “SuperStar” and “Rapier”.
Is the f35 fat?
The F-35 looks fat because it is the smallest package that can carry the necessary fuel load, dizzying array of avionics, weapons & the less-than-small F-135 engine (the same size as the F-119s in the F-22).
What makes the F-35 Lightning II so special?
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II embodies capabilities based on thinking developed through evolving requirements since at least 1983, when the US Navy launched its Advanced Tactical Aircraft (ATA) programme to find a stealthy replacement for the Grumman A-6 Intruder.
What are the different variants of the F-35?
The aircraft has three main variants: the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A, the short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) F-35B, and the carrier-based (CV/ CATOBAR) F-35C. The aircraft descends from the Lockheed Martin X-35, which in 2001 beat the Boeing X-32 to win the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
Will the F-35B be the first supersonic stealth fighter?
Although several experimental designs have been developed since the 1960s, such as the unsuccessful Rockwell XFV-12, the F-35B is to be the first operational supersonic STOVL stealth fighter. The single-engine F-35 resembles the larger twin-engined Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, drawing design elements from it.
How many F-35s does the United States have?
1 United States Air Force – 1,763 F-35As planned 2 United States Marine Corps – 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs planned 3 United States Navy – 273 F-35Cs planned
