Specifications (F-35A)
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| F-35B Lightning II cutaway illustration | |
| Hi-res cutaway of F-35B Lightning II STOVL by Flight Global, 2006. | |
Data from Lockheed Martin specifications, F-35 Program brief, F-35 JSF Statistics F-35 Program Status,
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 51.4 ft (15.67 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft (10.7 m)
- Height: 14.2 ft (4.33 m)
- Wing area: 460 ft² (42.7 m²)
- Empty weight: 29,300 lb (13,300 kg)
- Loaded weight: 49,540 lb (22,470 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 70,000 lb (31,800 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning turbofan
- Dry thrust: 28,000 lbf (125 kN)
- Thrust with afterburner: 43,000 lbf (191 kN)
- Internal fuel capacity: 18,480 lb (8,382 kg)
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.6+ (1,200 mph, 1,930 km/h) (Tested to Mach 1.61)
- Range: 1,200 nmi (2,220 km) on internal fuel
- Combat radius: 584 nmi (1,080 km) on internal fuel
- Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,288 m) (Tested to 43,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: classified (not publicly available)
- Wing loading: 91.4 lb/ft² (446 kg/m²; 526 kg/m2 loaded)
- Thrust/weight:
- With full fuel: 0.87
- With 50% fuel: 1.07
- g-Limits: 9 g
Armament
- Guns: 1 × General Dynamics GAU-22/A Equalizer 25 mm (0.984 in) 4-barreled gatling cannon, internally mounted with 180 rounds
- Hardpoints: 6 × external pylons on wings with a capacity of 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) and two internal bays with two pylons each for a total weapons payload of 18,000 lb (8,100 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
- Missiles:
- Air-to-air missiles:
- AIM-120 AMRAAM
- AIM-9X Sidewinder
- IRIS-T
- MBDA Meteor (Pending further funding)
- Air-to-surface missiles:
- AGM-154 JSOW
- AGM-88 AARGM
- AGM-158 JASSM
- Brimstone missile / MBDA SPEAR
- Joint Air-to-Ground Missile
- Storm Shadow missile
- SOM
- Anti-ship missiles:
- JSM
- LRASM
- Air-to-air missiles:
- Bombs:
- Mark 84, Mark 83 and Mark 82 GP bombs
- Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb
- Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser capable
- Paveway series laser-guided bombs
- Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
- JDAM series
- B61 nuclear bomb
- Missiles:
Avionics
- Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/APG-81 AESA radar
- Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) missile warning system
- BAE Systems AN/ASQ-239 (Barracuda) electronic warfare system
- Harris Corporation Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) communication system
| F-35A CTOL |
F-35B STOVL |
F-35C CATOBAR |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 51.4 ft (15.7 m) | 51.3 ft (15.6 m) | 51.5 ft (15.7 m) |
| Wingspan | 35 ft (10.7 m) | 35 ft (10.7 m) | 43 ft (13.1 m) |
| Wing Area | 460 ft² (42.7 m²) | 460 ft² (42.7 m²) | 668 ft² (62.1 m²) |
| Empty weight | 29,300 lb (13,300 kg) | 32,300 lb (14,700 kg) | 34,800 lb (15,800 kg) |
| Internal fuel | 18,250 lb (8,280 kg) | 13,500 lb (6,125 kg) | 19,750 lb (8,860 kg) |
| Max takeoff weight | 70,000 lb class (31,800 kg) | 60,000 lb class (27,300 kg) | 70,000 lb class (31,800 kg) |
| Range | 1,200 nmi (2,220 km) | 900 nmi (1,670 km) | 1,400 nmi (2,520 km) |
| Combat radius on internal fuel |
584 nmi (1,082 km) | 469 nmi (869 km) | 615 nmi (1,141 km) |
| Thrust/weight • full fuel: • 50% fuel: |
0.87 1.07 |
0.90 1.04 |
0.75 0.91 |
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