Pessoal,
É impressão minha ou o F-35 é bastante pequeno? Me parece tão pequeno quanto um Gripen.... Alguém sabe as dimensões desse avião?
Como vai transportar tantas armas quanto um F-16 e ainda assim permanecer algo stealth?
Abraços!
O F-35 é um caça médio sendo menor que caças pesados como Su-XX, F-15, F-22 e F-18. Sendo equivalente a caças médios como EFA e Rafale e sendo um pouco maior que F-16 e Mirage. O Gripen ja é um caça leve e ainda menor que estes acima.
Em sites não-oficiais seu tamanho é tido aproximado em 15,4 m de comprimento e 10,6 m de envergadura. A versão C teria 13,?? m de envergadura.
O problema acredito não é do alcance.
Realmente não é.
O F-35 mesmo sendo "pequeno" leva uma quantidade de combustivel interno muito grande e tem mais alcance que a maioria dos caças atuais.
Devemos lembrar que o alcance do F-35C é um pouco maior que o do F-35A.
F-35A
The F-35A for the U.S. Air Force matches or exceeds F-16 performance levels and goes several steps beyond with stealth, increased range on internal fuel, and advanced avionics. Operational effectiveness, supportability, and survivability are greatly enhanced as a result.
Like the F-16, the F-35A has an internal gun and a refueling receptacle on top of the fuselage behind the canopy.
Unlike the U.S. Air Force F-16, the aircraft is stealthy, enabling first-look, first-shot capability. It also has an internal laser designator and infrared sensors.
Maneuverability characteristics are similar to those of the F-16, with comparable instantaneous and sustained 'High-G" performance.
The F-35A's range and payload are greatly improved as well.
The aircraft meets or exceeds all of the known service guidelines for flight performance.
F-35B
The F-35B for the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.K. Royal Air Force and Royal Navy employs a short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) capability. This takeoff and landing operation succeeds through a very innovative technology known as the shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system.
Besides the propulsion system, the STOVL variant differs only slightly from the U.S. Air Force variant.
It carries a refueling probe fitted into the right side of the forward fuselage, rather than the U.S. Air Force standard refueling receptacle normally located on the top surface of the aircraft.
The STOVL variant carries no internal gun, though a missionized external gun is an option.
It shares all the electronic gear of the U.S. Air Force variant, and virtually an identical cockpit layout except for a lever to switch between wingborne and jetborne modes.
Performance and stealth characteristics are also very similar.
The STOVL variant, designed to replace the AV-8B Harrier, has more than twice the range on internal fuel, operates at supersonic conditions, and houses internal weapons.
F-35C
U.S. Navy carrier operations account for most of the differences between the F-35C and the other JSF variants. The aircraft has larger wing and tail control surfaces to better manage low-speed carrier approaches.
The F-35 is the Navy's first stealth aircraft.
The internal structure of the U.S. Navy variant is strengthened to handle the loads associated with catapult launches and arrested landings.
A larger wingspan provides increased range and improves low-speed handling characteristics for the Navy aircraft.
Like the U.S. Marine Corps variant, the U.S. Navy variant carries a refueling probe on the right side of the forward fuselage.
Range and payload are superior to legacy strike fighters.
Weapon loads, cockpit layout, countermeasures, radar, and other features are common with the other variants.
Fonte:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/findP ... i=0&sc=400
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