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F-35 to get a 2nd source for the HMD system
Jon Beelsey ready to go for the 10th test flight, the first flight with the Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS). [Photo courtesy of Rockwell Collins Inc.]
Nov 21, 2011 - Lockheed Martin has selected British based BAE (British Aerospace) Systems to deliver a helmet-mounted display (HMD) with detachable night-vision goggles for the F-35 Lightning II. [Read more...]
First Air Force F-35 pilot part of aviation history
The Air Force’s first joint strike fighter pilot, Lt. Col. Eric Smith, of the 58th FS, taxis his squadron’s newest aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II, to its new home at Eglin AFB on July 14th, 2011. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
Aug 01, 2011 - With the arrival of the joint strike fighter, the military continues setting the historic milestones for the worldwide aviation industry in preparing the first F-35 Lightning II pilots. [Read more...]
Thunderbolt selected to fly F-35
Maj. Josh 'Dog' Wood, 56th OSS weapons chief, was selected to fly the new F-35 Lightning II JSF. He was one of five pilots selected out of approximately 150 candidates. Major Woods is scheduled for a one year short-tour at Osan AB, Korea before moving to Eglin AFB to begin training. [USAF photo by Justin Oakes]
May 14, 2010 - Luke Air Force Base will soon begin looking for a new wing weapons officer. [Read more...]
First mission systems F-35 flies
F-35 BF-4 - the first avionics-equipped F-35 jet - and the sixth flying lifts off on its first flight on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 at Fort Worth, Texas. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Apr 07, 2010 - The first mission systems-equipped Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter flew for the first time today, ushering in what will be the most powerful and comprehensive sensor package ever to fly in a fighter. [Read more...]
F-35 Lightning II status and future prospects
The F-35B with a full load of external weapons, including the 25mm gun pod as seen on August 10th, 2009. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Sep 17, 2009 - Activities at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facilities have steadily increased over the past year as more than a dozen F-35 jets have taken shape on the production line. But there are some signs that things are shifting into a new gear at the Texas manufacturer. F-16.net recently met with Lockheed Martin for a brief. Here is the update. [Read more...]
Elbit Systems develop HMDS for the F-35
Jon Beelsey ready to go for the 10th test flight, the first flight with the Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS). [Photo courtesy of Rockwell Collins Inc.]
Apr 26, 2007 - The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter currently in development will receive an important boost as Israel's Elbit Systems is developing the Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS). [Read more...]
VSI's Helmet Mounted Display System flies on F-35
Jon Beelsey ready to go for the 10th test flight, the first flight with the Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS). [Photo courtesy of Rockwell Collins Inc.]
Apr 05, 2007 - Developed by Vision Systems International (VSI), the Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) was used by Lockheed Martin's chief test pilot Jon Beesley for the first time yesterday, on the 10th test flight of the F-35. [Read more...]
InterSense's IS-900 Motion Tracking System selected for the F-35 engineering simulator
A full-scale F-35 Joint Strike Fighter model is perched atop a pedestal overlooking a rural valley in central New York. Engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory's antenna research and measurement facility here are testing the aircraft's sophisticated antenna. The model weighs 8,500 pounds and has the capability to simulate all three variants of the fighter. [Courtesy photo]
Feb 07, 2007 - Lockheed Martin selected InterSense's IS-900 motion tracking system for integration into the first engineering simulators designed to test all components and procedures related to the F-35 JSF. [Read more...]
Elbit's F-35 helmet deal worth $71.4 million
Mar 12, 2006 - Defense technology firm VSI, the American subsidiary of Israel's Elbit Systems, has been contracted by the Lockheed Martin for new battle helmets (HMDs) for F-35 jets [Read more...]
Chief test pilot gives brief on F-35
During FCLPs, the pilot stays on the glide slope by focusing on the Fresnel lens display and keeping the "ball", properly aligned between two horizontal rows of green lights. Approach speeds are characteristically slow, requiring precise control inputs by the pilot and a high degree of responsiveness from the airplane. [LMTAS photo]
Jan 12, 2006 - Joint Strike Fighter chief test pilot Jon Beesley gave a progress report on the development of the F-35 to the Naval Aviation Foundation Association of Naval Aviation Pax River Squadron Dec. 9, in the Cedar Point Officers' Club. [Read more...]
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