F-35 First Flight Pics
12-16-2006, 12:51 AM
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F-35 First Flight Pics Well I waited around almost 4 hours today to catch the first flight of the F-35. The flight was supposed to be between 8 and 9 this morning but didn't happen because of fog. Then they called for 11:00 but the FAA said NO due to all the commercial traffic that was being held up. So finally around 12:40 it finally took off.
It was a none military power take-off so it wasn't very loud but it sure did look nice! It ended up having some issues with the airspeed indicators so it cut the flight short by about 30.
Heres a few newbie pics with the new lense........
Lockheed's F-16 chase plane
Edwards AFB F-16 chase plane
F-35 climbing out
F-35 and F-16
Climbing to 15,000
F-35 back on the ground
C-130 taking off with some wierd contrails coming from the props
It was a none military power take-off so it wasn't very loud but it sure did look nice! It ended up having some issues with the airspeed indicators so it cut the flight short by about 30.
Heres a few newbie pics with the new lense........
Lockheed's F-16 chase plane
Edwards AFB F-16 chase plane
F-35 climbing out
F-35 and F-16
Climbing to 15,000
F-35 back on the ground
C-130 taking off with some wierd contrails coming from the props
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12-16-2006, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by camaro98z28
That was an AF test flight. The Navy and Marines will have the VTOL. 
12-16-2006, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustangfreak
Nice, you work at carswell I assume? I want to work there as a civi doing what I do now (fueling planes). I miss Texas.
12-16-2006, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 1nastyss
Sweet man, we should be getting them soon at Hill afb Utah.......they said them things have to be fueled within 30 minutes of landing
12-16-2006, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Chad02SS
I wonder what the reasoning is behind them having to be refueled within 30 minutes is? Anyone?
What are the specs on the F-35?
12-17-2006, 12:06 AM
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Thanks Kevin
Try this for specs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35_Joint_Strike_Fighter
Also
http://www.jsf.mil
Try this for specs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35_Joint_Strike_Fighter
Also
http://www.jsf.mil
12-18-2006, 08:24 AM
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Man I miss the times I spent out at Edwards. Was there on a couple of short deployments and did the Skunkworks tour, even rode in the vintage NASA looking old smelly silver van and watched the Blackbird take off. I still remember the smell/sound of the old power cart w/ twin Mickey Tompson tuned chevy big blocks. Awesome pics, good shot of the C130 props.
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12-20-2006, 04:32 PM
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Super hornet basically did this 1 is replacing the harrier. This thing is just now gettin going I remember a while back when it was picked def seems like a sweet plane. Other then vtol what makes it so different from the f-22?
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