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spazsinbad wrote:F-35 Live Fire Test: Full-Up Systems Level Testing

http://www.bahdayton.com/surviac/asnews ... ring10.pdf (3.3Mb)

"The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) (F-35, Lightning II) Vulnerability and Live Fire Test Team will be
conducting Full-Up System Level (FUSL) testing on the 1st JSF System Design and Development
(SDD) aircraft (2AA:0001). The F-35 live fire test and evaluation (LFT&E) strategy is to conduct a
comprehensive test and evaluation of the system-level vulnerability and lethality of all three F-35
variants against ballistic and advanced threats. The original LFT&E strategy for determining the
system-level vulnerability for the F-35 family of aircraft was founded on the FUSL testing of an
F-35 short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant. The approach for the remaining two
variants was to leverage the high degree of commonality between the F-35 family of aircraft by
conducting Full-Up testing of the variant unique features and component/system level tests. The
waiver approving this live fire (LF) strategy was approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD AT&L) on 25 October 2001."

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F-35 Specifications
         F-35A CTOL               F-35B STOVL            F-35C CV
Length       51.4 ft / 15.67 m          51.2 ft / 15.61 m       51.5 ft / 15.7 m
Height       14.2 ft                  14.1 ft             14.9 ft
Speed       Mach 1.6(~1,200 mph)      Mach 1.6 (~1,200 mph)   Mach 1.6(~1,200 mph)
Wingspan    35 ft / 10.67 m          35 ft / 10.67 m       43 ft / 13.11 m
Wing area    460 ft2 / 42.7 m2          460 ft2 / 42.7 m2       668 ft2 / 62.06 m2
Horizontal
tail span    23 ft                   22 ft                26 ft
Combat radius(internal fuel)
         >590 nm / 1,093 km          >450 nm / 833 km       >600 n.mi / 1,111 km
Range(internal fuel)
         >1,200 nm / 2,222 km       >900 nm / 1,667 km       >1,200 n.mi / 2,222 km
Internal fuel capacity
         18,250 lb / 8278 kg       13,500 lb / 6,123.5 kg    19,750 lb / 8,958.5 kg
Weight empty
         29,300 lb                32,000 lb             34,800 lb
Maximum weight
         70,000 lb class          60,000 lb class       70,000 lb class
Max g-rating
         9.0                   7.0                7.5
Weapons payload
         18,000 lb / 8,164.67 kg    15,000 lb / 6,803.89 kg 18,000 lb / 8,164.67 kg