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Friday, February 08, 2013

Lockheed claims F-35 kinematics ‘better than or equal to’ Typhoon or Super Hornet

F-35 Lightning II |Lockheed Martin is claiming that all three versions of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will have kinematic performance better than or equal to any combat-configured fourth-generation fighter.

The comparison includes transonic acceleration performance versus an air-to-air configured Eurofighter Typhoon and high angle-of-attack flight performance vis-à-vis the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

"The F-35 is comparable or better in every one of those metrics, sometimes by a significant margin, in both air-to-air, and when we hog-up those fourth-generation fighters, for the air-to-ground mission," says Billy Flynn, a Lockheed test pilot who is responsible for flight envelope expansion activities for all three variants.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous9/2/13 08:16

    Another unbelievable power point claim to be demonstrated in real but we have to wait ten years to see them at red flags! This is like affordability claim!

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