JSF, X-35, First Flight

[Megalodon64]

wow. the takeoff looks exactly like the first takeoff of the YF-22

[j5drumr]

wow I recorded this entire show that showed 10 years ago on koce. still have that vhs

[billyslo87]

@j5drumr I bought it right after I saw it. They have had it on dvd for a while and as soon as it came out on dvd I bought that too.

[hellcatdave1]

(Cough) You guys at Lockheed Martin can thank the Russians at Yakovlev, you know, the ones who helped you design the engine system, which is based off the worlds 2nd most advanced VTOL, the Yakovlev Yak0141 (NATO Reported name 'FreeStyler'

[billyslo87]

@hellcatdave1 The Russians can thank Lockheed for financing the YAK-141 project. Without Lockheed that project would have never gone anywhere off of paper. It is an idea that the Russians had but they could not get it to work and when the Berlin Wall fell Lockheed offered to help and Russia agreed. And if you really want to go there, Henry Ford industrialized Russia so Russia can thank an American that they are not the peasant nation that they were before the 30s.

[hellcatdave1]

@billyslo87 Dude, Lockheed never helped Russia. Get your facts straight.

[rolandtran10]

x-35 is now the f-35 joint stealth fighter jsf for short

[hellcatdave1]

@rolandtran10 Its JSF, meaning JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER

[DramaticPrairieDog]

@rolandtran10 strike not stealth.

[aerogelz]

still great

[ttwestman]

Norways new fighter jet !

[22hellman22]

lol your country is f#$ket all poor now got no money

[yamr108gb]

awesome plane, makes me wish i was American

[philskelton1]

thank you !

[Gladioter1903]

because it's his first flight and always at the first flight the prosedures are taking very carefull it's just an extra test

[SheepJumpFish]

Why does he leave the gear out so long?

[holtzmab]

undertake U stands for Universal i know this because im a plane historian

[warthogmom]

great pilot -- test pilots, wow!

[22hellman22]

wow he was like 70 years old dude wow like he could of died flying da plane silly american idiot lol wowo sham wow

[bigboobearboo]

and max range......1500km..eeeeeeew.

[bf2lover42]

yeah 1500km is short in today's world

[bigboobearboo]

this plane is not that special...cant reverse the engine after a vertical take off..there are no reason to be happy about this crap..Harrier rules!!!nice vid..

[Helge129]

what do you mean with "can't reverse the engine"? Do you mean it can't snap it back to vertical? Of course it can, are you a moron?

[potterpuppetpalsfan7]

C stands for "Cargo" (C-130 Hercules, C-5A "Galaxy") U stands for "Utility" a deliberately vague term to cover undisclosed uses. (SPYING) S/R stands for Surveillance/Reconnaissance or Stategic Reconnaissance(S/R 71 Blackbird) depending who you ask. (I believe the 2nd more than the 1st because the 1st is redundant)

[weeruz]

Why does americans name their prototype aircraft with X-##.. Even in films they do..Why not give it a proper name instead.

[danjbills]

X stands for Experimental, just like B for Bomber, F for Fighter, A for (Ground)Attack.

X planes are not given names because they are frequently (but not always) one of a kind planes. Names are assigned to production aircraft where there will be dozens, hundreds, or in the old days, thousands made over the lifetime of the design

[weeruz]

Oh okay... Thanks for the info xD

[warmwaddle]

Yea thanks that helped me too!

[bigbangAT]

do you tho know were C and U stays for from

c-130 and the U from AC-130 U <----- U/u

[darthgotica]

C-Cargo?

And the last letter F-16D, F-16C, is for versions... version A, version B, version C...

[undertake782]

A stands for attack

The U probably is just a random letter

[emilysara77]

U stands for "Utility" A vague, nondescript designation that was used only on the U-2 It just wouldn't do to give it an "S" for Surveilence an let everyone what it was really was. Later the S/R-71 Blackbird (surveilance/Reconnisence) was so bold as to plainly state what it was because it had nothing to hide because Nothing could touch it!!

[undertake782]

@emilysara77 Yeah I found that out a long time ago.

[22hellman22]

Attack cargo ac-130 spoke lol idiot lol

[bigbangAT]

i already know that assface i asked for U to but i guess your just an ignorant smartass

[22hellman22]

F-117 is a bomber why the F then hu why the FFFFFFFFFF FFFUKKKKK

[emilysara77]

Simple answer. Military likes to keep secrets. And if you can't keep it secret, the next best thing is MISINFORMATION. It is a bomber that is the size of a fighter , so call it a fighter and confuse ignorant morons like YOU!!! "A rose by any other name......"

[22hellman22]

Simple answer you don't know your self you Muppet lol. way to make sh!t up stupid american

[ysblueangels]

yep! beauty.

[mobiusace1]

Man, I love the take off noise. It's like the girl is roaring at the skies for her first flight.

[bobsac555]

Wow, what a lovely sound it makes.

[Helge129]

Sounds like a pulse jet O.o

[bbays]

this plane is sooo ugly !!!

[CutterScene]

Lockheed-Martin's next hot rod on the fighter market. Here comes Lightning II.

Lethal. Survivable. Supportable. Affordable.

Well, it's like cars. You gotta innovate cause production can't stop. Next step is spaceships that can do a 180° turn while in a flightpath to shoot down foes who flew across (anyone see Space above and beyond?).

[HYDRA2010]

I hope it don't replace the wonderful harriers

[MIG212006]

It's gonna replace the Harrier.

[HYDRA2010]

ok

now that i think of it they really aint good planes so go on and do it so i can fly them

[MIG212006]

The F-35 is a damn good aircraft.The Harrier is a great plane but it's over 20yrs old now and time for a replacement.

[matt463789]

The 35b varient is designed to replace the harriers and will be specifically designed for the US marine corps for close comabt support

[titanmiller]

Can't wait to get one on the end of my boom.

[orobian]

This is going to be the best selling fighter ever made.....we're living history.

[Vanguard66]

amen