Why is F35 Joint Strike Fighter the king of the skies?
F 35 Joint Strike Fighter is the King of the Skies: Goodbye F-22 By mikepayne F 35 Joint Strike Fighter is the New Air Force Standard – Today, the US Congress voted to officially retire production of the F-22 Raptor in favor of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter or the “F-35 Lightning II”. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will take to the skies in 2011, when the phase out of the F-22 will be complete. What will the new F-35 fighter have in store for its future pilots? The F35’s main power source is a Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, capable of pushing the Lightning II to speeds up to Mach 1.67 and a range of 1,400 nautical miles. It will include a 25 mm cannon, a bevy of air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles and a wide range of bomb capacity. While some will certainly miss the history and value of the F-22 Raptor, the F 35 Joint Strike Fighter is an ample upgrade to continue the dominance of the U.S. Armed Forces in the skies. Sources:
THE F35’S MAIN POWER SOURCE IS A PRATT & WHITNEY F135 ENGINE, CAPABLE OF PUSHING THE LIGHTNING II TO SPEEDS UP TO MACH 1.67 AND A RANGE OF 1,400 NAUTICAL MILES. IT WILL INCLUDE A 25 MM CANNON, A BEVY OF AIR-TO-AIR AND AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILES AND A WIDE RANGE OF BOMB CAPACITY. WHILE SOME WILL CERTAINLY MISS THE HISTORY AND VALUE OF THE F-22 RAPTOR, THE F 35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER IS AN AMPLE UPGRADE TO CONTINUE THE D THE LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35 LIGHTNING II IS A FIFTH-GENERATION, SINGLE-SEAT, SINGLE-ENGINE, STEALTH-CAPABLE MILITARY STRIKE FIGHTER, A MULTIROLE AIRCRAFT THAT CAN PERFORM CLOSE AIR SUPPORT, TACTICAL BOMBING, AND AIR DEFENSE MISSIONS.[5] THE F-35 HAS THREE DIFFERENT MODELS; ONE IS THE CONVENTIONAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING VARIANT, THE SECOND IS SHORT TAKEOFF AND VERTICAL-LANDING VARIANT, AND THE THIRD IS A CARRIER-BASED VARIANT.THE F-35 IS DESCENDED FROM THE X-35, THE PRODUCT OF THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF) PROGRAM.
