Curiostity of BF2 vehicle ( US army JSF - 35 ) fighter

[SyDuS]

Re: Curiostity of BF2 vehicle ( US army JSF - 35 ) fighter

I knew about the 'contest' but never really took look of the other contestants :|:

X32.. looks kinda fat F-35 :dead: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0919648/L/

that thing looks retarded, people would die of laughter before the bombs dropped.

[camper.]

Re: Curiostity of BF2 vehicle ( US army JSF - 35 ) fighter

that thing looks retarded, people would die of laughter before the bombs dropped.

That's if the plane even took off without the pilot hyperventilating.

[proto]

Re: Curiostity of BF2 vehicle ( US army JSF - 35 ) fighter

X for prototype
F for production model

The X-35 was produced by Lockheed Martin under the Joint Strike Fighter program(that's right, JSF does not refer to a jet). The X-35 later evolved in to the F-35, which is now the production model jet being produced by the US and UK.

The JSF program was a contest run by the military to replace aging tactical strike aircraft. The 2 main contestants were Lockheed Martin and Boeing, building the X35 and X32, respectively.

The X35 eventually one, exceeding the X32 in most tests, and its Short and Vertical Takeoff ability was much better than the X32, mostly because of the fact that the way the X32 was designed caused hot air from the exaust to re-enter the engine. The X35 is now built as the F-35 Lightning II.

Didn't want to repeat you.

that thing looks retarded, people would die of laughter before the bombs dropped.

You should see it from the front...looks like a Cartman with down syndrome smiling uncontrollably.

http://www.paxmuseum.com/photos/X32/3-29-2005-20016A.jpg

And for all those wondering:

* F-35A, conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant.
* F-35B, short-takeoff and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant.
* F-35C, carrier-based variant.