F-35 program documents

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 07 Jan 2021, 08:53

LM F-35 Fast Facts 05 Jan 2021: https://a855196877272cb14560-2a4fa819a6 ... y_2021.pdf (3Mb)

wrightwing · by **wrightwing** » 08 Jan 2021, 20:26

By January 5, 2022 it should be above 500,000 flight hours (and maybe by a significant margin.) Very impressive progress.

f35phixer · by **f35phixer** » 13 Jan 2021, 01:10

spazsinbad wrote:LM F-35 Fast Facts 05 Jan 2021: https://a855196877272cb14560-2a4fa819a6 ... y_2021.pdf (3Mb)

Was there for the whole thing, sooooooooooooooooo glad to be DONE!!!!!!!!!!!

Retirement is good!

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 13 Jan 2021, 01:19

Thanks for surviving so many :notworthy:

F-35 DEATH SPIRALS! :crazypilot:

Youse all dun good. :applause:

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 13 Jan 2021, 01:19

dubblePump: this forum has become weird for poastin' lately (only secure content displayed). :doh:

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 15 Jan 2021, 07:39

This forum is as slow as a wet week. I guess a script is running but who cares? SLOW IS GOOD. No? Meanwhile 2020 DOT&E.
F-35 2020 DOT&E: https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub ... f35jsf.pdf (16 pages attached below)

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 01 Feb 2021, 22:25

F-16.net F-35 sub-forum still slow but hey it woiks. Meanwhile LM F-35 FAST FACTS 01 Feb 2021 attached. https://www.f35.com/content/dam/lockhee ... 2_2021.pdf (2.4Mb)

360,000 flight hours - 1,270+ Pilots - 10,075+ Maintainers Trained - 615+ Aircraft Delivered
:devil:

The attached sustainment graphic tells us A LOT. <sarc OFF> :doh:

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 02 Mar 2021, 10:26

LM F-35 Fast Facts 01 Mar 2021 PDF: https://www.f35.com/content/dam/lockhee ... 202021.pdf (2.4Mb)

620+ Aircraft Delivered - 368,000+ Flying Hours - 1.270+ Pilots & 10,150+ Maintainers Trained

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 07 Apr 2021, 23:48

F-35 LM Fast Facts 01 April 2021 https://www.f35.com/content/dam/lockhee ... 4_2021.pdf

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 07 Apr 2021, 23:52

TWO PART PDF A+B pp44 comprises FLIGHT International F-35 SPECIAL from May 2011 very informative for the time.

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 03 May 2021, 22:15

Still waiting for MAY 2021 fast facts meanwhile here is APRIL 2021 Fast Facts Video:

F-35 Fast Facts: April 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jNjIP0S5Do

hornetfinn · by **hornetfinn** » 04 May 2021, 06:39

spazsinbad wrote:TWO PART PDF A+B pp44 comprises FLIGHT International F-35 SPECIAL from May 2011 very informative for the time.

Indeed, thank you for that! Very well written article and addressed almost all critics (past and present) already TEN years ago...

Good quote:

There are people who maintain that the F-35 is an unnecessary weapon system. When the author discussed this with Jon Beesley he shared his own view: "Lockheed Martin was asked to build a combat aircraft to address a very real need. Sometimes people conjecture, typically without much knowledge, that threats will evolve to negate the things that fifth generation aeroplanes bring. Well, anything that will not work because of the physics involved, against a fifth generation aeroplane will be an orded of magnitude more effective against a current generation aeroplane, and so that argument says that you should have probably done it sooner, and should do it more"

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 05 May 2021, 07:46

LM F-35 Fast Facts 04 May 2021 (3.5Mb) attached below: https://www.f35.com/content/dam/lockhee ... 5_2021.pdf

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 05 May 2021, 08:15

MAY 2021 FAST FACTS LM F-35 VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/lmaeronautics/review/542743847/7f457a0dcc (downloadable)

hornetfinn · by **hornetfinn** » 05 May 2021, 08:44

I just noticed that an average sortie duration for all F-35 sorties of all F-35 models in history have been about 1.75 hours or 1 hour and 44 minutes. I think this is very long average sortie duration. For example this document:
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA331910.pdf

says that average sortie duration for F-15C/Ds was about 1.5 hours worldwide in 1990s. F-16C/Ds were about 1.35 hours during the same period. F-15E in 1990s was very similar to all F-35 sorties in history. Given that early sortie durations were likely rather short lowering the average sortie duration, I think this is extremely impressive fact. IMO, this definitely further supports the fact that F-35 has extremely impressive range/endurance compared to any 4th gen fighter jet.