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The '''F-35C Lighting II''' is the [[U.S. Navy]] version of the [[F-35 Joint Strike Fighter]], a [[carrier-capable]], [[conventional takeoff and landing]] (CTOL) aircraft that will be catapulted from the deck of an [[aircraft carrier]], and land with the usual naval [[tailhook]] and arresting wire system. For those of us who have trouble remembering which F-35 version is for which service, remember the C suffix. In some literature, C is written as "CV", the Navy designation force.<ref>Remember the "A" suffix as "air force", and the "B" is for everyone else who needs [[STOVL]] capability</ref> It will replace the earlier, not "super" [[F-18 Hornet|F-18 A/B/C/D Hornet]] multirole fighters.
The '''F-35C Lighting II''' is the United States Navy version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a carrier-capable, conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft that will be catapulted from the deck of an aircraft carrier, and land with the usual naval tailhook and arresting wire system. For those of us who have trouble remembering which F-35 version is for which service, remember the C suffix. In some literature, C is written as "CV", the Navy designation force.<ref>Remember the "A" suffix as "air force", and the "B" is for everyone else who needs STOVL capability</ref> It will replace the earlier, not "super" F-18 Hornet|F-18 A/B/C/D Hornet multirole fighters.


To optimize it for carrier operations, the wings and tail surfaces are larger than in the Air Force version, which give better low-speed landing performance; the airframe also is stronger to take the stress of catapulting and arrested launch. It has a Navy-style [[air refueling]] probe. <ref name=Deagel-F35C>{{citation  
To optimize it for carrier operations, the wings and tail surfaces are larger than in the Air Force version, which give better low-speed landing performance; the airframe also is stronger to take the stress of catapulting and arrested launch. It has a Navy-style air refueling probe. <ref name=Deagel-F35C>{{citation  
  | url = http://www.deagel.com/Strike-and-Fighter-Aircraft/F-35C-Lightning-II_a000547002.aspx
  | url = http://www.deagel.com/Strike-and-Fighter-Aircraft/F-35C-Lightning-II_a000547002.aspx
  | title = F-35C Lightning II
  | title = F-35C Lightning II
  | journal = Deagel.com}}</ref>
  | journal = Deagel.com}}</ref>  
==Avionics==
==Avionics==
Since this aircraft emphasizes attack, it will be built around the nose-mounted electro-optical targeting system (EOTS). This replaces the current LANTIRN ([[Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night]]) built around an AN/AAQ-13 navigation pod and AN/AAQ-14 targeting pod, [[AAQ-28|AN/AAQ-28]] LITENING, and Sniper XR ground targeting systems, but also can provide helmet-based [[MASINT#cueing|cueing]] for [[air-to-air missile]]s.  Having the EOTS not be pod-mounted offers several advantages:
Since this aircraft emphasizes attack, it will be built around the nose-mounted electro-optical targeting system (EOTS). This replaces the current LANTIRN pod built around an AN/AAQ-13 navigation pod and AN/AAQ-14 targeting pod, AAQ-28|AN/AAQ-28 LITENING, and Sniper XR ground targeting systems, but also can provide helmet-based MASINT#cueing|cueing for air-to-air missiles.  Having the EOTS not be pod-mounted offers several advantages:
*External pods defeat stealth
*External pods defeat stealth
*If external stores are carried, the pods take up places where weapons could be attached
*If external stores are carried, the pods take up places where weapons could be attached
*There are no [[parallax]] problems when EOTS is on the same axis as the radar
*There are no parallax problems when EOTS is on the same axis as the radar


The F-35 radar will be the AESA [[APG-81|AN/APG-81]], which has significant commonality with the AN/APG-77 of the [[F-22 Raptor]]. Currently unique to the F-35C is the [[AAS-37|AN/AAS-37 distributed aperture sensor]], which puts an electro-optical camera on each of the six axes of the aircraft, allowing the pilot to see in all directions on the "glass cockpit" display.  
The F-35 radar will be the AESA APG-81|AN/APG-81, which has significant commonality with the AN/APG-77 of the F-22 Raptor. Currently unique to the F-35C is the AAS-37|AN/AAS-37 distributed aperture sensor, which puts an electro-optical camera on each of the six axes of the aircraft, allowing the pilot to see in all directions on the "glass cockpit" display.  
==General information==
==General information==
*Carrier based, stealthy, multi-role, next-generation strike fighter <ref name=NG-F35C>{{citation
*Carrier based, stealthy, multi-role, next-generation strike fighter <ref name=NG-F35C>{{citation
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*Crew:  Pilot
*Crew:  Pilot
*Weapons Payload: 18,000 lbs
*Weapons Payload: 18,000 lbs
**Internal Weapons (all weapons must be internal for the aircraft to be [[stealth|stealthy]]):
**Internal Weapons (all weapons must be internal for the aircraft to be stealth|stealthy):
***Two air-to-air missiles (e.g., [[AIM-120 AMRAAM]]
***Two air-to-air missiles (e.g., AIM-120 AMRAAM
***Two 2,000 lb-class air-to-ground precision weapons [[e.g., [[JDAM] guidance kits on two Mk. 84 2,000 bombs or [[GBU-38 small diameter bomb]]s
***Two 2,000 lb-class air-to-ground precision weapons e.g., JDAM guidance kits on two Mk. 84 2,000 bombs or GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
**External Weapons:
**External Weapons:
***Variety, ~13,000 lbs
***Variety, ~13,000 lbs

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The F-35C Lighting II is the United States Navy version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a carrier-capable, conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft that will be catapulted from the deck of an aircraft carrier, and land with the usual naval tailhook and arresting wire system. For those of us who have trouble remembering which F-35 version is for which service, remember the C suffix. In some literature, C is written as "CV", the Navy designation force.[1] It will replace the earlier, not "super" F-18 Hornet|F-18 A/B/C/D Hornet multirole fighters.

To optimize it for carrier operations, the wings and tail surfaces are larger than in the Air Force version, which give better low-speed landing performance; the airframe also is stronger to take the stress of catapulting and arrested launch. It has a Navy-style air refueling probe. [2]

Avionics

Since this aircraft emphasizes attack, it will be built around the nose-mounted electro-optical targeting system (EOTS). This replaces the current LANTIRN pod built around an AN/AAQ-13 navigation pod and AN/AAQ-14 targeting pod, AAQ-28|AN/AAQ-28 LITENING, and Sniper XR ground targeting systems, but also can provide helmet-based MASINT#cueing|cueing for air-to-air missiles. Having the EOTS not be pod-mounted offers several advantages:

  • External pods defeat stealth
  • If external stores are carried, the pods take up places where weapons could be attached
  • There are no parallax problems when EOTS is on the same axis as the radar

The F-35 radar will be the AESA APG-81|AN/APG-81, which has significant commonality with the AN/APG-77 of the F-22 Raptor. Currently unique to the F-35C is the AAS-37|AN/AAS-37 distributed aperture sensor, which puts an electro-optical camera on each of the six axes of the aircraft, allowing the pilot to see in all directions on the "glass cockpit" display.

General information

  • Carrier based, stealthy, multi-role, next-generation strike fighter [3]
  • Power Plant: Pratt & Whitney - F-135 or GE/Rolls-Royce GET F-136
  • Mission Radius:
    • Requirement - 600 nm USN
    • Projected -650 nm
  • Top Speed: Supersonic
  • Crew: Pilot
  • Weapons Payload: 18,000 lbs
    • Internal Weapons (all weapons must be internal for the aircraft to be stealth|stealthy):
      • Two air-to-air missiles (e.g., AIM-120 AMRAAM
      • Two 2,000 lb-class air-to-ground precision weapons e.g., JDAM guidance kits on two Mk. 84 2,000 bombs or GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
    • External Weapons:
      • Variety, ~13,000 lbs
      • Six underwing hardpoints
      • Four air-to-ground and/or air-to-air missiles
      • Two Infrared missiles
    • Cannon: 25mm missionized pod
  • Maiden Flight: 2009[2]
  • Production: 340
  • Unitary Cost: USD$50 million

References

  1. Remember the "A" suffix as "air force", and the "B" is for everyone else who needs STOVL capability
  2. 2.0 2.1 "F-35C Lightning II", Deagel.com
  3. F-35C Lightning II (CV)