About Aircraft

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighters. The fifth-generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground attack and air defense missions. It has three main models: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C carrier-based Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) variant. On 31 July 2015, the United States Marines declared ready for deployment the first squadron of F-35B fighters after intensive testing. On 2 August 2016, the U.S. Air Force declared its first squadron of F-35A fighters combat-ready.

 

The F-35B is the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the aircraft. Similar in size to the A variant, the B sacrifices about a third of the A variant's fuel volume to accommodate the vertical flight system. Vertical takeoffs and landings are riskier because of threats such as foreign object damage.

 

Pilot & Markings

No.65 VX 23, Strike Test Aircraft,

USMC 2013

Kit & Construction

1/48 Kitty Hawk Kit 2.0 • 

Dream Model Exterior Detail Set

Eduard Cockpit and Exterior Detail Set

Dream Model Exhaust Nozzle Set

Scratch Build Exterior Details

SAC Metal Landing Gear Set