F-35 Technical Photos



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    Off angle view of the ground vibration test setup. [LMTAS photo]
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    Rear view of the ground vibration test setup. [LMTAS photo]
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    Wide view of the ground vibration test setup. [LMTAS photo]
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    The horizontal tails on F-35 AA-1 are guided into place. [LMTAS photo]
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    The horizontal tails on F-35 AA-1 are lowered into place by crane. [LMTAS photo]
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    The weapons bay doors for F-35 AA-1 are installed. [LMTAS photo]
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    The vertical tails on F-35 AA-1 are finally free of their attachment to the crane. [LMTAS photo]
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    The left vertical tail is attached and ready to be released from the crane. [LMTAS photo]
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    Final alignment of the left vertical tail. [LMTAS photo]
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    The vertical tails, made by BAE systems, are lowered into place one at a time. [LMTAS photo]
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    Aft view of F-35 AA-1 as it nears full assembly. [LMTAS photo]
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    Forward view of F-35 AA-1 as it nears full assembly. [LMTAS photo]
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    Aft view of the aft fuselage of F-35 AA-1 without its engine. [LMTAS photo]
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    Landing gear is installed for the first time on F-35 AA-1. [LMTAS photo]
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    The first completed F-35 fuselage center section at the Northrop-Grumman facility awaiting shipping to Ft. Worth, TX for mating with the rest of F-35 AA-1. [Northrop-Grumman photo]