F-35 Lightning II photos (56 in total)
Lockheed Martin Flies Optimized Conventional F-35
F-35 AF-1 leaves the runway near Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas, facility during its inaugural flight on Nov.14.Lockheed Martin photo by Tom Harvey
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F-35B (BF-1) Arrival at NAS Patuxent River
The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter arrived Sunday at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., where it will conduct its first hovers and vertical landings. The ferry flight initiates a sequence of F-35 arrivals at Patuxent River this year and next.Piloted by Lockheed Martin F-35 Chief Test Pilot Jon Beesley, the F-35B flew from Fort Worth, Texas, to Patuxent River by way of Dobbins Air Force Base in Georgia. Beesley landed on the Patuxent runway Sunday at 12:46 p.m. EST.
Lockheed Martin photo by Randy Hepp
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F-35 Successful in First Probe-and-Drogue Aerial Refueling
A short takeoff/vertical landing variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II takes on fuel from a KC-130J tanker near Fort Worth on Aug. 13. The fuel transfer marked the first time an F-35 has used the Navy- and Marines-style probe-and-drogue refueling system.Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Liz Kaszynski
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F-35 (AA-1) flies with open weapons bay doors
The F-35 Lightning II AA-1 test aircraft flies with open weapons bay doors during flight number 72. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
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The F-35B During Hover Pit Testing (2)
[March 26, 2009] - The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has begun two weeks of hover pit testing powered by Pratt & Whitney’s F135 propulsion system. Hover pit testing of the F135 Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant demonstrates integration of Pratt & Whitney’s flight-proven F135 engine with Rolls Royce-designed STOVL lift components. Source: Lockheed Martin
The F-35B During Hover Pit Testing
[March 26, 2009] - The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has begun two weeks of hover pit testing powered by Pratt & Whitney’s F135 propulsion system. Hover pit testing of the F135 Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant demonstrates integration of Pratt & Whitney’s flight-proven F135 engine with Rolls Royce-designed STOVL lift components. Source: Lockheed Martin
F-35 Lighting II With Open Weapons Bays
The F-35 Lighting II, with open weapons bay during a recent test flightSource: Lockheed Martin
F-35 AA-1 Ferry Flight 64 Over Grand Canyon
The F-35 Lightning II (AA-1) during ferry flight 64, over the Grand Canyon.Source: Lockheed Martin
F-35 completes air-start test at Edwards (2)
An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, marked AA-1, lands Oct. 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The F-35 Integrated Test Force staff concluded an air-start test.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes
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F-35 completes air-start test at Edwards
An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, marked AA-1, lands Oct. 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The F-35 Integrated Test Force staff concluded an air-start test.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes
Source: US Air Force
