F-35C Lightning II

F-35C Lightning II
- Multirole Stealth Fighter -

- F-35C Image A -

ORIGIN: (Real World)
United States of America

GAMES FEATURED IN:
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

OPERATORS:
"A World With No Boundaries"
Aurelian Air Force
Belkan Air Force
Golden Axe Private Army
Leasath Navy
Martinez Security
Osean Maritime Defense Force
Ustian Air Force
Yuktobanian Navy

ACE SQUADRONS/PILOT:
Moewe / BAF (ACZ)
Spatz / BAF (ACZ)
Turm / UAF (AWWNB) (ACZ)
Belcrux / LN(ACX)
Vulcan / GAPM(ACJA)

WEAPONS:
Gun / 1x GAU-22/A 25 mm cannon
Standard Missiles / AIM-9M Sidewinder (AC5/ACZ/ACX)
LASM / AGM-84 Harpoon (AC5/ACZ/ACX)
QAAM /AIM-9X Sidewinder (ACZ/ACX)
SOD / AGM-154 JSOW (Joint Standoff Weapon) (ACZ/ACX)

ACE COMBAT 5 STATS:
Speed: 68
Mobility: 87
Stability: 79
Defense: 66
Air-to-Air: 57
Air-to-Ground: 91

ACE COMBAT ZERO STATS:
Speed: 68
Mobility: 87
Stability: 79
Defense: 66
Air-to-Air: 57
Air-to-Ground: 91

OVERVIEW:
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a term describing the compilation of next-generation light fighters soon to be equipping the United States Air Force, Navy, and Marines, along with multiple countries worldwide. Combining multirole capability with affordability, stealth technology, and resourcefulness, the F-35 has virtually broken the military aviation death spiral as we know it. The F-35C refers to the naval variant of the F-35 program. It is equipped with an enlarged wing and tail section for carrier operations, but does not house an internal gun. It can carry two AMRAAM missiles and two 1000-pound JDAM guided munitions in internal bays, but like the 25mm GAU-12 Avenger cannon, additional stores including AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles or AGM-84 Harpoon air-to-surface missiles can be fitted on external hardpoints. The Pratt & Whitney F135 derivative engine produces enough thrust to put the engine in the 40,000 thrust-pound class, however due to the F-35's rather large size and extension of internalizations, the engine can only produce a thrust-to-weight ratio of approximately .85 to 1. In July of 2006, the United States defense department announced that the Joint Strike Fighter was to be given the official name "Lightning II", in honour of the P-38 Lightning and E.E. Lightning, both Allied fighters serving during the 20th century. A little bit of confusion was caused with the naming of the JSF, as "Lightning II" is also the de-facto nickname of the YF-22 prototype fighter.

Source:
Global Security - http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/sys...rcraft/f-35.htm
Ace Combat 05: The Unsung War (the game itself)
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (the game itself)

* ORIGINAL ARTICLE BY: "Millie"