كنا تطرقنا في الموضوع السابق الى الجيل الثاني من طائرات الاقلاع العمودي في هذا الجزء ان شاء الله سنتطرق الى الجيل الثالث ممثلا في التحفة الامريكية الاف 35.
لن اتكلم كثير في الخصائص التقنية لهذه الطائرة و لكن ساكتفي ببعض الصور و مقاطع الفيديو
F-35B vertical landing June 2013 Photo Source: Lockheed-Martin
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II STOVL Joint Strike Fighter
الخوذة الخاصة بالمقاتلة
F-35 pilot Helmet Mounted Display Photo Source: Lockheed Martin)
F-35B during weapons testing in November 2014 Photo Source: Lockheed Martin)
The first Lockheed-Martin X-35 ever built – the X-35B displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Centre in 2013
Lockheed-Martin X-35B and vertical lift engine at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Centre in 2013
F-35B Thrust vectoring nozzle of the F135-PW-600 STOVL variant engine 2015 Yuma Airshow
Lockheed-Martin F-35B of VMFA-121 “Green Knights” and a Squadron Medallion
The old and the new: a USMC Harrier II of VMA-214 “Blacksheep” squadron and a USMC F-35B of VMFA-121 “Green Knights” at the 2015 Yuma Airshow in Arizona
USMC F-35B head on at the 2015 Yuma Airshow
F-35B of VMFA-121 taxiing past to ready for it’s flying demonstration at the 2015 Yuma Airshow
USMC F-35B rolling take-off at the 2015 Yuma Airshow
Demonstrating the STOVL capability during take-off it was really short
A rare chance to see the top of the F-35B in this flyby at the 2015 Yuma Airshow
And the underside
Vertical hovering in the F-35B at the 2015 Yuma Airshow
A unique hovering demo of the USMC F-35B at the 2015 Yuma Airshow
The top hatch opens to allow air flow into the forward Rolls Royce lift jet
Note the similarities o the F-35B with the Soviet era Yakovlev Yak-141 in regards to the way the engine operates (Lockheed-Martin and Yakovlev were in a limited partnership briefly in the early 1990’s to promote the Yak-141 concept following the collapse of the Soviet Union
In this sequence of landing photos at MCAS Yuma you can see how the top intake hatch closes once the vertical lift is no longer required
The end of a great F-35B demo at the 2015 Yuma Airshow
The acceptance ceremony of the first RAF F-35B in 2012 Photo Source: Lockheed Martin
The first RAF F-35B Lightning II ordered by the UK Ministry of Defence, ZM135 (BK-01) during its maiden flight on April 13th, 2012 Photo Source: Lockheed-Martin
On July 11th, 2012, RAF F-35B BK-2 took the air from NAS Fort Worth JRB for the aircraft’s inaugural 1.4 hour maiden flight Photo Source: The Aviationist
A concept image of HMS Queen Elizabeth (to be commissioned in 2017) and HMS Prince of Wales (to be commissioned in 2020) of the Royal Navy which will operate the F-35B from their decks
Italian Navy F-35B mock-up Photo Source: Italian Ministry of Defence
السؤال الاخير بما ان الصينين ملوك القراصنة و الهندسة العكسية متى سنرى النسخة الخاصة بالاقلاع العمودي علما و ان الشركات الصينية اعلمنت في مارس 2015 عزمها العمل على مشروع خاص لطائرة ذات اقلاع عمودي فهل ستكون الجي 31
