#f-35c lightning II

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Charlie looking fantastic

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Navy over Nevada

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Do you think the Navy requested their variant of the F-35 be the letter C-variant on purpose? Like F-35 Sea? Cause… you know… they’re the Navy?

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Watch "F-35C Crash in the South China Sea - Accident Report Review" on YouTube

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The USS Gerald R. Ford is a class of aircraft carrier, which is the largest warship in the world. Here are some of its impressive dimensions:

Length: 1,106 feet (337 meters)

Beam (width): 257 feet (79 meters)

Draft (depth): 34 feet (10.4 meters)

Displacement: over 100,000 tons (approximately 181,000 metric tons)

Height: 244 feet (74 meters) from the waterline to the top of the superstructure

To put that in perspective, the USS Gerald R. Ford is nearly as long as four football fields lined up end to end, and it's as tall as a 24-story building.

The carrier has a crew of over 4,500 sailors and can carry over 75 aircraft, including F/A-18 Hornet and F-35C Lightning II fighter jets, as well as helicopters and other aircraft.

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Why does the F-35C have larger wings?

The F-35C is the carrier variant of the F-35 Lightning II, a fifth-generation stealth fighter developed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. The F-35C is designed to operate from aircraft carriers, which require special features and capabilities for launching and landing aircraft at sea. One of these features is the larger wings of the F-35C compared to the other variants, the F-35A (conventional takeoff and landing) and the F-35B (short takeoff and vertical landing).

The larger wings of the F-35C have several advantages for carrier operations. First, they provide more lift and control at low speeds, which are necessary for landing on a moving ship with a limited runway. The larger wings also allow the F-35C to carry more fuel and weapons internally, which increase its range and payload capacity. Also, the larger wings reduce the landing speed and ground roll of the F-35C, which improve its safety and efficiency on the carrier deck.

The F-35C has a wingspan of 13.1 meters (43 feet), which is 3.4 meters (11 feet) longer than the F-35A and 2.3 meters (7.5 feet) longer than the F-35B. The wing area of the F-35C is 62.1 square meters (668 square feet), which is 14.5 square meters (156 square feet) larger than the F-35A and 9.8 square meters (105 square feet) larger than the F-35B. The larger wings also have foldable wingtips, which reduce the width of the F-35C by 2.3 meters (7.5 feet) when folded, allowing for more space on the carrier deck.

The larger wings of the F-35C are not without drawbacks, however. They add weight and drag to the aircraft, which reduce its top speed and maneuverability compared to the other variants. The F-35C also has a lower thrust-to-weight ratio than the F-35A and F-35B, which means it has less power relative to its weight. Moreover, the larger wings require stronger and heavier landing gear to withstand the stresses of carrier landings, which further increase the weight and complexity of the aircraft.

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F-35C Lightning II

An F-35C Lightning II from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 6, 2023. George Washington is underway in support of carrier qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas A. Russell

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US Navy F-35C Lightning II in the rain

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F-35C Lightning II flying along the Sidewinder Low-Level training route.

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thats the bird over the hill… F-35C doing a 9g reversal

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credit point_mugu_skies

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Turning Toward Florida

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F-35C Lightning II

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I got beef with the F-35 and the Joint Strike Fighter program as a whole from a longtime systems engineer point of view but this made me snort into my coffee

Do you think the Navy requested their variant of the F-35 be the letter C-variant on purpose? Like F-35 Sea? Cause… you know… they’re the Navy?