refo schreef:Bestaat de F35 nu eigenlijk al? Ik heb de indruk dat dat 'beste gevechtsvliegtuig' alleen het beste is op de tekentafel.
Ja hij bestaat al
er wordt op 5 airbases(Edwards,Nellis,Yuma,Eglin en Patuxent River) intensief met tientallen toestellen getest.
Wij moeten ons in een zuivere discusssie wel aan de feiten houden! Hieronder wat info voor een eerlijke discussie.
Both the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing and F-35C carrier variants are tested at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The Integrated Test Force at Naval Air Systems Command currently flies seven F-35Bs and three F-35Cs. In 2012, the Patuxent River team accomplished the program’s first weapon separation and completed critical testing of the F-35C’s arresting hook system redesign.
The team at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., tests the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant. With six aircraft at the base, the joint military, government and contractor team is responsible for ground and flight test of the U.S. Air Force’s F-35 variant. In 2012, key milestones included night flight, weapon release, air start and high angle of attack testing.
The Integrated Training Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home to pilot and maintainer training for all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II. The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, together with international partners, are co-located at Eglin. Eglin is home to nine Air Force F-35A, 11 Marine Corps F-35B and two United Kingdom F-35B aircraft.
March 19, 2013 – Three Lockheed Martin F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft were officially welcomed by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. during a commemorative ceremony today. The jets are assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron of the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group.
“For more than 50 years, it’s been our privilege to support the Air Force mission, and we’re honored to deliver the first three F-35A CTOL aircraft to Air Force Warfare Center,” said Orlando Carvalho, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. “The work done by the Nellis team will forge the F-35 into the fighter of the future and test it to its limits. Their skilled pilots and maintainers will take the F-35’s performance to new heights and define the tactics the F-35 will one day use to defend freedom around the world.”
The first three operational-coded 5th Generation F-35A CTOL fighters at Nellis mark the beginning of operational testing and evaluation at the base. To date, 24 CTOL aircraft have been delivered to the Air Force and 58 aircraft to the Department of Defense.
, Nov. 20, 2012 – Three Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft were officially delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps during ceremonies at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., today. The three jets are assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 residing with the host Marine Aircraft Group 13.
“For more than 50 years, it has been our mission to support the Marine Corps mission, and we’re honored to deliver the first three F-35B STOVL aircraft to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121,” said Bob Stevens, Lockheed Martin chairman and chief executive officer. “The F-35B is the world’s only 5th generation, supersonic, stealthy combat aircraft that can also hover, take off and land virtually anywhere Marines are in action. Through the hard work and dedication of the military and contractor team, the F-35B will define the future of Marine Corps aviation.”
Official welcoming ceremonies at Yuma marked the handover of the jets to the Marines. The delivery of the first three operational-coded 5th generation F-35B STOVL fighters marks the beginning of STOVL tactical operational training at Air Station Yuma.
These three aircraft increase the number of STOVL aircraft delivered to the Marine Corps to 16 and bring the total number of F-35s delivered in 2012 to 20. Currently, 13 Marine Corps STOVLs are assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Marine Fighter/Attack Training Squadron 501 at Eglin AFB, Fla., supporting pilot and maintainer training.
Er gaan er met twee verbonden verloren en met drie en er worden er met twee verbonden behouden en met drie. Prof. G. Wisse.
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Op naar de F35 !!!!!!!! 