F-35

The F-35 is one of the most advanced Joint Strike Fighters available.  It is very Precise in its target acquiring system.  To radar scanners the F-35 is invisible.  That way it can sneak up on its prey to destroy it.  This plane has concealed missiles and bombs.  The cockpit is very sparse in controls.  It has touch screens that show the different instruments. This aircraft is so fast that it is rated to be faster that the F-22.  It has some drawbacks though.  It only has one engine. If that engine catches on fire, then your plane is going down in flames.  Despite its speed it can also hover.  The designers designed it so it would be low cost and very agile. The F-35, thanks to its designers, the plane can take off from a helicopter pad if it wants to.  The plane was designed to be a low-level bomber.  That’s one of the reasons that they made it stealth.  The internal weapon bays can hold 5,000 Lb. bombs.  Though preferably, the plane is equipped -with Pave-way Laser Bombs.  These Bombs can direct themselves to the designated target that the pilot could trace. The aircraft was designed to replace the F-16 which is very out dated. The F-16 is still widely used.  The F-35 was partially made for air refueling. The plane was designed for multiple target acquiring.  The F-35 was also equipped with the longest radar that the States could afford.  The fighter's top speed is 1,299 miles per hour.  Pratt & Whitney Provided the newest engine for the 5th gen fighter. It was called the 100th F135. Pratt & Whitney Lockheed Corporation Skunk Works were the designers of the newest 5th gen fighter. Lockheed Corporation Skunk Works

  The air craft was designed to travel at high altitude, then drop out of the sky and get close to the ground. It then shoots to half throttle towards its target and locks on. It arms a bomb and accelerates to almost Mach. The pilot switches the cockpit HUD to PAVE or CCIP and drops the bomb.  It can not do the same thing with a missile.  If the pilot so chooses to fire a missile; he can not accelerate to that high of a speed.  He must also fire the missile from a higher altitude.  Notice that the cockpit has two joysticks.  That is because one is for piloting the plane, and one is for targeting and dropping bombs and missiles.  The helmet that they are designing for the F-35 is very unique and special.  It has censers that detect body heat and movement.  They can also take pictures and video.  The helmet has built in binoculars that can zoom up to 40x.  Plus the helmet has night and day cameras.  Night cameras use filters and heat censers to focus more light into the lens so that the pilot can see.  Then helmet is also equipped with a built in gas mask.