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cost development program Other programs use the selected program to edit this paragraph procurement costs by the F-16 sales track record, JSF will also enter the Air Force in many countries, which will make the JSF cost more affordable. Stage of the competition, the Boeing Company (Boeing) and Lockheed Martin (LockheedMartin) company formed two competing groups. Currently Lockheed's X-35 has been won, for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and United Kingdom

 

U.S. Joint Strike Fighter Pictures (18) of the Royal Navy's four users with the new 21st century 20-ton F-35 single-engine fighter. Let's look back at the history of JSF so far. Click to view the X-35 Video Information: X-35 won awards Lockheed Martin joint Northrop Grumman and British Aerospace, is developing JSF X-35 as a candidate machine (left ). Boeing is united McDonnell Douglas Corporation, jointly developed X-32 (right), and now, the two companies have merged. X-32 and X-35 concept demonstrator is, after comparison test, the U.S. military will choose one of the options to enter engineering and manufacturing development phase. JSF will be with the U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 fighter developed by the formation of high and low, like the F-16 and F-15 as the relationship between. In order to achieve low cost, its production capacity should be large, and should therefore have a wider scope of application. Accordingly, JSF will have a variety of models, namely: one, the Air Force conventional landing type (CTOL), target purchase price of $ 28 million per aircraft (in 1994 dollars, the same below); Second, the conventional takeoff and landing ship USS loading type, price $ 34 million; Third, the United States Marine Corps and the British Navy's short takeoff and vertical landing with type (STOVL), price $ 31 million. Restrictions due to cost targets, the Air Force said that it first needs 1763 CTOL type, may have three squadrons of STOVL type, in order to respond quickly close support missions. Navy needs 400 to 500 can be carrier-based JSF. Marines said that it needs 609 STOVL type. Royal Navy first need 60 STOVL type used to replace "Sea Harrier" (whether it is a 1 to 1 replacement has not yet decided). Edit this paragraph for use for the U.S. Air Force, JSF is necessary to replace the F-16 air control and tactical weapons delivery missions, but also to take over the implementation of A-10 close air support missions. In the succeeding A-10, the military hopes JSF as easy as A-10 destroyed by ground fire, but it is mainly relying on technological means rather than relying on armor to achieve this purpose. In addition, JSF will be bigger than the A-10 with the voyage. At left you can see the expected use of weapons. Including a variety of general-purpose bombs, laser guided bombs, using GPS-guided JDAM, JSOW, HARM anti-radar missiles, SLAM missiles, "Maverick" anti-tank missiles, a variety of missiles and 27mm "Mauser" cannon (later changed for the introduction of five GAU-12 25mm Gatling gun) and so on. April 2004, the U.S. military will make sure that all models can be used inside JSF weapons bay loading eight Boeing developed the 113 kg Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), but also can be hung on the outside of the small diameter bomb. U.S. military officials said the JSF Program Office, the machine will increase the number of weapons bay loaded the SDB, JSF enhance combat capability as long-term goals, but has not disclosed how much more specific. For the U.S. Navy, JSF will replace F/A-18A/B of the air and attack missions, and older A-6 assumed tactical weapon delivery and deep attack missions. Navy F/A-18E/F one with hope JSF assume the air and attack the dual task. JSF and F/A-18E/F carrier-based precise mix of methods is still not determined. In the succeeding A-6 时, JSF will be used to do at night, low altitude penetration medium bomber, which is designed with the A-6 of the same task. However, JSF also has the ability to attack during the day and in the implementation of these tasks, JSF must use advanced technology to avoid excessive loss of the battle. To this end, JSF will have stealth and long-range missile capability. For the Marines who, STOVL JSF will use its type short takeoff / vertical landing capability to succeed AV-8B perform close air support, battlefield support and attack missions beachhead. It will also replace the Marine Corps F/A-18 assume the air and attack missions. U.S. Marine Corps hopes to have the F/A-18 STOVL aircraft range, payload, and the ability to quickly accelerate to supersonic. How to stealth, STOVL capabilities and ability to combine into a supersonic aircraft, JSF program may be the biggest technical challenges. Marines in the design of aircraft, there are other factors to consider. Marines complete the tasks sometimes require a separate, can not get support from other branches of the military, and can only spend a relatively small resources operations. This makes the Marines need a separate set of weapons systems. For the Royal Navy who, JSF will be used to replace several existing types "Sea Harrier" fighter, execution of the air and attack missions, and asked that it can from the existing light aircraft carrier on the way up with short takeoff air combat. USAF fighter does not exceed the weight requirements of the premise, in order to meet the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and the Royal Navy's requirements, you must take a unique aircraft / engine combinations. The current estimate is that the U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Navy's JSF than the U.S. Air Force type weight 500 ~ 1000 lbs (227 to 454 kg), while the U.S. Navy-type heavy type may be greater than the U.S. Air Force from 1500 to 2000 pounds (681 ~ 908 kg). All of these types JSF will be manufactured in a production line, using the same one for CTOL and STOVL engine optimization, and have as many common components. In addition, all of the JSF must also use the same kind of universal support and maintain the system. JSF is not only the first one over the years to meet the needs of multi-service use fighter, JSF is the first in a production line with a variety of configurations fighter. Moreover, the main driving force of the project is to reduce costs, which in the past projects have not yet been edited this paragraph JSF development program is currently involved in the competition both chose Pratt & Whitney F-119 produces a new variant as a power devices. According to Pratt & Whitney Large Military Engine Division project manager, improved after the JSF engine thrust bigger, better maintenance and support capabilities. The engine is designed to "Auto" management, which can not only sense the failure before the failure occurs, but also to compensate for damage to the electronic components that, in the absence of these components it to continue working. Failure occurs, the system will automatically send a signal to the aircraft base, reporting a fault condition, so that the maintenance staff is ready spare parts, when the aircraft after landing, immediately replace these parts. In order to speed up the replacement work, the engine is designed to all installed outside of the frame member can be 20 minutes or shorter period of time to remove and replace. Because two competing companies have different requirements for the aircraft, requiring Pratt & Whitney developed two kinds of slightly different F-119 modified to meet the individual needs of each competitor. Boeing Model F-119 engine code is JSF/119-SE614, Lockheed Martin type code is JSF/F119-SE611. Both types reason for these differences engine, mainly because of two airframe manufacturers using JSF vertical lift systems differ. Boeing uses a diversion tank layout, this is a bit like "Sea Harrier" engine used on the lift system (Pictured on the Boeing version of F-119). The Lockheed Martin chose to adopt the lift fan system to achieve vertical flight. Boeing's engine with a nozzle similar to YF-22 Lockheed Martin's engine uses axisymmetric nozzle, with the F-15, F-16 on the used nozzle similar. Lockheed Martin JSF JoeOberle director of business development, said: "JSF demonstrator aircraft components used and development is not necessary components on the same type of aircraft, aircraft parts now the company may continue to provide products for future JSF, but does not completely certain. Soon we will be available to manufacturers seeking details, and then according to the information we get the selected supplier. "In all systems, the most noteworthy is the radar and airborne equipment. Blot said: "Now, the microprocessor Every 18 months or so it will become obsolete, we should not only manufacture of a system that will not soon fall behind, but also that it has a lower life cycle cost." Oberle said: "The selection system for the control of airborne aircraft total cost is very important, if one kind of the various military services airborne systems can be used, then the annual cost reduction of $ 160 million can be. Additionally, airborne system must be easy to upgrade, the most The simplest way is to make it designed to be an open architecture systems for the future development of the use of a variety of shelf product. "X-35 project partners are Northrop Grumman and British Aerospace. Choose them not only because of operational capacity, but also because of its technology and experience. Northrop in materials technology, component manufacturing and tooling has extensive experience. Through the development of B-2 bomber, stealth technology, it has a strong capability. Grumman aircraft ship in adaptability and also has experience in the use of the ship, the company Westinghouse airborne division in the past belong to companies in systems integration has profound knowledge. British Aerospace Companies not only have advanced materials manufacturing experience, and there are systems integration knowledge. Especially in the development of maintenance STOVL fighter aircraft, the company's unmatched experience. Lockheed Martin's goal is to make all of the 2001 improvement project can be used in the development and manufacture of JSF engineering and development phase. In Boeing's design, the user simply remove the two ring-shaped nozzle, the nozzle plate and then removed after the hole blocked, can make the STOVL and CTOL engine type the same type of engine. Lockheed Martin JSF engine, as long as one does not replace the rotational axis of rotation of the tail tail shaft, and then remove the drive shaft from the lift fan and remove the fan, STOVL and CTOL engine on exactly the same type of engine. Used in the JSF two kinds of F-119 engine, the low pressure turbine to the level two, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the engine fan is increased by 10% to 20%, in order to increase the flow of air. In both engine types, most parts are common. In fact, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marines used JSF turbine engine rotating components 100% structure are common. Navy's JSF due to enhanced structural strength to withstand catapult takeoff and landing blocking load, the weight ratio of the Air Force to re-type the JSF. Pratt & Whitney's first flight in a real before, in each engine type were carried out 30,000 hours of testing. The initial test work conducted at Edwards Air Force Base, followed by the U.S. Navy for STOVL tests. Wait until the end of the proof of concept stage, weapon system developers selected, Pratt & Whitney will enter the engineering and manufacturing development phase, at this stage it intends to produce about 30 sets of test engines. The stage program began in 2001. Only orders from the United States and the United Kingdom consider, JSF engine will yield close to 3,000 units. Boeing F-22 through the development, re-establish its status as a fighter manufacturer. The company plans to compete in the JSF initial concept development phase (CDP) in addition to verify its circular nozzle vertical lift system, but also to prove its new design, manufacturing technology and its use in aerodynamic research the latest developments. Statkus Boeing JSF program director, said: "Currently, we are about to complete 25% of the work CDP stage, we are considering the preferred weapon system programs can be used in technology, while also considering the concept development stage can be used in the technical." Boeing is currently being their preferred weapon system (PWS) program design, Statkus said: "We work very hard to control concept development phase of the aircraft and the preferred weapon system weight and cost of the program to ensure that can reliably predict the future (PWS) aircraft factory cost. Boeing X-32 is currently coming to an end tooling concept demonstrator design, many of which are located at Boeing's Palmdale, California plant, and some machine tools are also installed here, Boeing JSF validation machines will be manufactured here. around the middle of this year, Boeing will begin to assemble two kinds JSF concept studies. Statkus said hardware design has been completed on time, many of the major components are also in the prescribed weight limits. two kinds of JSF components processing work is being performed simultaneously. these two concepts of machine many hardware are the same, which is conducive to reducing costs. Perhaps more importantly, Boeing's research and development institutions already in place, test agencies are set up. right is X -32 parts schematic. Statkus say that we have from many suppliers get improved shelf products for use in conceptual development stage JSF. for aircraft parts, we need to do further option, but most sub- contractors waiting in line for every choice, Boeing are trying to find those within the company already has a processing capacity can be used for the JSF, we utilize processing capacity to control weight, control costs, choice of materials and in the division of Boeing determined internally due to California Palmdale facility elsewhere than the company can offer lower production costs, Boeing assembled here, its concept demonstrator JSF if Boeing to win the contract, JSF will be produced here. Palmdale there is an engine test cell, now everything is ready. And it is from Edwards Air Force Base near, JSF concept demonstrator will conduct test flights at the base. Boeing's X-32 design concept is based on affordability and ability to meet various operational requirements of the dual consideration. X-32 project's business development director Strohsahl said that although the JSF there are several types, but they have the same mold line, that is, the same external dimensions. X-32 expectations use in the deflectable body 2 of the engine exhaust nozzle turned downwards, to obtain STOVL capability, it uses the deflection nozzle and the "Harrier" nozzle used in similar acceleration of the aircraft with wing produce The lift will replace the lift generated by the engine, the nozzle can gradually shift the rear. During STOVL flight, X-32 aircraft need to trim the tail gas stream, which flow through a two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzle turned downward. nozzle associated with the fuselage structure as a whole, and also to bear the load. As the plane accelerated, the engine will gradually flow into the back of the engine nozzle, and is located in the fuselage from the ring nozzle discharge. hover or STOVL flight, flight control and pitch control will be different airflow deflection nozzle provided roll control by a small vent on the wing provided when these nozzles beneath the hot air flow is discharged, a vertical baffle from the previous turning the fuselage below the engine to prevent the hot exhaust air is sucked into the engine intake. when the ring nozzle is fully to the rear, all are assigned to the engine thrust back the trachea, the outlet of the aircraft will be located in the central spout around the small door covered. consider giving up on the weight of the high level of priority, whether or Navy JSF STOVL type JSF (this type in order to meet landing requirements need to be strengthened) did not occur because the additional weight of the system than leaving big change, but the JSF STOVL type than the other two kinds of JSF or reduced internal weapons load of other types of weapons JSF can carry the load and A-6 can carry loads of weapons similar to the original design scheme, X-32 has a large, blended wing body composite delta wing in order to reduce the manufacturing cost, using a single-block structure has an additional tip segment, when the task execution ship removed, but later the specific design Boeing considers that this program sufficient to confer X-32 sufficient mobility, thus increasing both its tail. contrast left and other pictures, you can see out, but remains unchanged, in addition to outside of the United States Navy Type , all of the fuel to the wing of the wing upper and lower surfaces, the use of a composite skin. Further, X-32 design of high coefficient of fuel, longer range. signal characteristics and its design is balanced, Boeing's JSF infrared signal characteristics and visible signal characteristics and the degree of attention to its radar signature the same degree of attention. Boeing JSF all the various types of at least initially, will have the same avionics and cockpit. machine body designed as three parts, the tail section includes an integrated engine vents, but no separate tail flight control surfaces. naval version of the JSF in the upper surface of the wing landing when there will be a fence vortex generators to help meet the aircraft to maintain high angle. Boeing also middle fuselage designed to fit three kinds of aircraft types. forward fuselage used for both single-seat, two-seater model can also be used, although now no one has to consider two-seater JSF,Nike CR Mercurial Vapor 7 Superfly III FG Safari White Pink Green Football Shoes Soccer Cleats, but Boeing expected in the future may appear on the two-seat trainer JSF needs. Boeing's use of its manufacture, maintenance and support worldwide extensive experience in civil aircraft, grabbed a lot of points. It also quickly make Jimmy Doyle, joined the company full JSF research projects to take advantage of the company has a wealth of experience in developing fighter because of Boeing's airframe manufacturers in the past 20 years, participated in the company, including Michael Doyle, military aircraft, including most of the project, thus accumulated rich experience and test data, where innovation is an automated CNC coding technology, which enables the designer in the initial design, the command will be able to embed automatic machine tools, for rough machining and forging, but also to make a machine processed simultaneously two identical parts. During the test, used to take 30 days to finished parts with only 8 hours to complete. Boeing recently successfully studied a low-margin titanium processing technology, it can reduce the production of titanium dosage, so that some parts can be cast with a titanium ingots, and then only a small amount of processing. Additionally, research the development of a large-scale military-type equipment, spare parts storage and transport possibilities. Currently, it supports civil aircraft in Seattle The device is capable of receiving the application within 2 hours of any kind of active Boeing aircraft parts sent to any destination. Edit this section we look at other programs Lockheed Martin JSF development program - X-35 In the past 30 years, the company produces a variety of high-performance fighter aircraft. Lockheed Martin company decided to adopt in JSF lift fan, based on their research projects in the past the data obtained. Lockheed ; Martin JSF Project Manager HarryBlot that the adoption of the lift fan design allows enough air into the desired vertical airflow over the aircraft, without increasing the fan section of the engine, thus avoiding its supersonic flight arising the resistance of the fan can be seen as a horizontal turboprop, when the aircraft is hovering, it makes double the air flow from the plane below, and keep the front of the aircraft, as the section is not more than the traditional design of the aircraft, and so the does not affect the aircraft's ability to supersonic flight. using lift-fan solution, there are other advantages which enables downward deflection of 33% reduction in air velocity, air temperature is reduced by about 250 ° F. the aircraft main engine driven fan can produce 18,000 pounds (8,172 kg) thrust cool air, which reduces the engine behind the front of the suction inlet of hot air from the possibility that Lockheed Martin JSF like this than the "Harrier" big, and has more large load and range of the aircraft, the only viable solution is the lift fan lift system The company believes that the layout of the JSF lift fan to provide vertical lift when three distinct advantages: First, the thrust used in certain circumstances to provide greater load; Second, to improve airflow down on the ground shocks; Third, the JSF prior to the cross-sectional area of ​​the inlet is reduced, thereby reducing the aircraft's frontal area, is conducive to supersonic flight. Blot said, "Harrier" In order to inhale enough air for vertical flight, there are two huge protruding inlet side of the aircraft, it is difficult to make a supersonic aircraft. Lockheed Martin JSF inlet design is not only small, it can be used in the case of supersonic, and when the top of the valve body is opened, ambient air can be sucked when the air flow through the body, it can lift the fan speed, to thereby obtain the desired flow hovering. formed by the surrounding air stream which shares can completely block move downward flow of hot gas. and the front portion of the JSF can provide sufficient lift to the aft trim vents hot air deflected downward thrust generated. X-35 used on this novel development work by the lift fan Lockheed Martin's "Skunk" Task Force, Rolls-Royce and Allison jointly completed. X-35 The next step is to verify that the aircraft can be operability and radar, airborne equipment and aircraft acceleration. Boeing X-32 will soon be completed engine running test, so that the X-32B concept demonstrator aircraft first flight to another step as short construction takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft as part of Boeing's working group conducted a flow test the transition, namely the engine thrust reversing testing engine as used in the test Pratt & Whitney F119-614 engines, various power settings were tested to verify the system's integrity. power setting range of the aircraft during normal flight simulation required when a representative spectrum thrust in short takeoff and vertical landing the engine test bench 500 times the test, the level of current from the constant force generated to produce a vertical force, or from a vertical thrust force generated to produce normal levels of thrust transition time is always 1 to 3 seconds, all the propulsion system components are as designed and expected that work well in addition to the operation of the engine tests, the Boeing Company, another working group is located in West Palm Beach, FL Pratt & Whitney's test station series durability test in order to obtain short-range engine takeoff and vertical landing flight certificate. currently being produced four demonstrator - 2 X-32 and the two X-35, only the concept development phase (CDP) of the aircraft, into the EMD phase of the aircraft are equipped with airborne equipment may be quite different with it, but, conversely, modern computer technology has enabled people to develop and validate in the CDP stage many of the aircraft used in the EMD system. Currently, there are some system manufacturers have been selected, Unless costly expense, these options can not be changed in the future, so some CDP aircraft systems and components manufacturers will also be a final production aircraft manufacturers in the Lockheed Martin X-35 on , lift fan by Allison Advanced Development Company designs, Allison Engine Company production of which two parent company - Rolls-Royce will manufacture the lift fan rotor, engine rear vectoring nozzle and hovering flight control system desired roll nozzles, all these parts are also developed Rolls-Royce In addition, there are other companies are striving for Boeing or Lockheed Martin to enter the EMD phase development contract after equipment: · ; Raytheon Texas Instruments Inc. is the Lockheed Martin JSF EMD phase of the design and development of a centralized central processor; · Ohio General Electric Aircraft Engine Company is developing the next generation of engines, and plans 2007 years ago, senior test or put into use; · Moog company located in New Jersey, has been with Boeing and Lockheed Martin signed a contract for the phase of the JSF they produce CDP actuator; later this year , Moog will be the prime contractor to the two arms deliveries doors, leading edge flaps and generators; · New Jersey EDO Corporation is developing a hydraulic actuator arm, which can carry a weapon from the JSF internal bomb bay to an external transmitter location; · Lockheed Martin Sanders electronics companies are as Boeing and Lockheed Martin JSF development of electronic warfare systems, whether that home win, this electronic warfare systems will be installed in the EMD phase of the JSF prototypes. Saunders Company or Lockheed Martin JSF fighter centralized in the central processor development team members. TRW Systems, Inc. participated in the airborne Boeing and Lockheed Martin JSF communications, navigation and IFF system (CNI) of the development team. · Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors and Systems Division (ESSD) are as Boeing and X-32 research Integrated radio frequency systems and multi-sensor array, including multifunction radar, electronic warfare systems, CNI system uses active electronically scanned array. Additionally, Northrop JSF company also developed several optical systems, including Multi-function infrared distributed aperture system. · MPC Products will produce weapons used to open the door, measure the movement of the engine nozzle, driving the flight control system components as well as cooling and environmental control systems to provide power when needed electromechanical actuation systems and motors; · TEAC America for Boeing and Lockheed Martin JSF phase CDP provides durable, compact airborne video recorders, TV and other sensors to record the data obtained; · Sale Ma company is designed for the X-32 cockpit cover, this single piece canopy from one developed for the F-22 cockpit cover improvements made; Hamilton Standard Corporation and Honeywell are working together for the X-32 developed machine management system. Hamilton Standard developed environmental control system, Sanders, a German company responsible for the second aircraft power systems and power distribution systems; · Comerica South Bend company is leading several other companies for the X-32 design , manufacture and assembly of landing gear systems; · Ohio BFGoodrich Aerospace companies are carried out for the X-32 fuel management, thermal management, fire detection systems, such as Integration. Fortunately uses Pratt & Whitney F119 JSF variants engine problem does not occur in the test, and thus test unaffected. Currently the Pratt & Whitney F119 STOVL type has completed the development of the company has already begun qualification test items, and for Boeing and Lockheed Martin Corporation provides The first set of STOVL software program selected Edit this paragraph October 26, Air Force Secretary Rossi announced that Lockheed Martin company by virtue of the strength of the design advantages, beating rival Boeing to become the biggest winner in the history of arms due to smoothly, F-35 engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase is currently scheduled to begin in early 2001 and continued into 2012 due to the U.S. Air Force will order a large number of F-35, and thus its average unit price will be $ 32.5 million . JSF project to proceed smoothly, an important reason is that the companies in the F-22 and YF-23's developed, both reserves a lot of valuable skills and experience with the JSF close to active duty, the U.S. air strike force in turn greatly enhanced At the 2001 Paris Air Show, the first exhibition of F-35 Mauser BK-27 27mm cannon gun bay., led by Boeing, Mauser ordnance as the core of the international group of companies developed for the F-35 fighter advanced 27mm cannon The cannon is currently fixed production Eurofighter weapon's ammunition gun bay system uses a reasonable cost, high reliability linear chain system for the bomb. advantage of compact storage of ammunition, used The empty shells able to return to playing the cabin, to avoid possible problems ejection. gun bay reloaded in less than five minutes. specially designed rigid gun bay adapter to fix the plane, protect the shooting accuracy of the design allows or in the air-to-ground combat, cannon barrel axis selectable pitch up 1 ° or 3 ° stoop under different angles. gun bay structure for easy loading and maintenance personnel in close cannon, mounted hang time is less than 10 minutes, but in November 2002, Lockheed Martin F-35 decision on the use of General Dynamics GAU-12 25mm caliber Gatling gun. The decision was based Mauser cannon cannon prices, Lockheed Martin decided to give up. Lockheed Martin that the AV-8B before using GAU-12 JSF is insufficient to meet the requirements in April 2004, the U.S. Department of Defense said that the F-35 will be an increase of 25mm cannon three kinds of shells - PGU-25 / U high explosive burning ammunition (HEI), used to attack air targets. has been obtained using the two shells are PGU-23 / U training rounds and PGU-20 / U with ground attack ammunition. F-35's cannon firing tests in August or September, is expected to be delivered in August 2005 the first two sets of air cannon system. F-35 Navy-and short / vertical landing type before using plug-gun bay , rather than a fixed cannon, will be completed in 2005 design review, in February 2007 to deliver the first two systems. Oct. 2002 F-35 is already in the preliminary design review (PDF) phase, and plans to be completed by March next year . Accreditation focuses on short takeoff and vertical landing STOVL type of weight. Lockheed Martin said, F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing type weight heavier than expected, but it is possible to meet government requirements The other parameters. Lockheed Martin Corporation requires only relatively few performance-based specifications, such as speed, range and maneuverability, however, as to meet the needs of the by-products, such as weight, aerodynamics, and other specifications will become factors, but for short takeoff and vertical landing model, the weight is a big problem, because it has increased the requirements, but also increase the weight of the lift fan. despite increased weight, but also to meet other Performance specifications requirements. Similarly, Lockheed Martin must also meet the basic specifications, such as the fire control system kill probability and accuracy. Last month, Lockheed Martin has selected the company as General Dynamics fire control system integrator, General Dynamics is now being studied, investigated 27 mm cannon is "Joint Strike Fighter" appropriate fire control system in July 2003, the United States Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) start value of about 2 billion in Joint Strike Fighter pilot project is planned for the center of the J-2, C-1 high-altitude test chamber and SL-3 sea-level test chamber and other platforms, used for JSF F135 turbofan engine for more than 5000 hours Test run from November of this year, F135 engine will start in J-2 trial lasted three years to carry out the entire cabin altitude tests. March 2004 to April in SL-3 test chamber began F135 reliability, availability and maintenance sex (RAM) accelerated mission testing. then J-2 and SL-3 while the engine will be carried out trials of 2005 will be held in C-1 and SL-3 Starting up RAM sea level altitude and identification test preparation . AEDC officials have set aside $ 25 million funding for the three test chamber experiments required special equipment manufacturing. AEDC employees also design, manufacture and installation of most of the special equipment, and the transformation of the late 1990s JSF Concept Development pilot project phase existing STE (Special Test Equipment) system. new equipment and upgrading equipment used to support the JSF will replace the engine General Electric F136 engine tests. November 10, 2003, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Siluo Pu Grumman and several sub-contractors to begin production F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the main body parts. prime contractor Lockheed Martin company, located in Texas sub contractors Progressive Ltd and HM Dunn Company has begun cutting large skeleton parts, while Northrop Grumman said the sub-contractor in California Brek Manufacturing Company has begun processing the fuselage bulkhead hatch. Progressive Limited The first part is the main wing components bulkhead, HM Dunn's first component is the forward fuselage radar bulkhead. Lockheed Martin executive vice president and general manager of the project, said: F-35 starting today It will translate into real aircraft. production work is still a long way to go, it is expected the first aircraft factory in mid-2005, the first flight is scheduled for late 2005. Northrop Grumman's major components will be Integrated Systems and BAE Systems offers. Northrop Grumman's role in the body and its subsystems, including the design and integration, software development part of the mission system, ground and flight test coverage and carrier-based flight control software; development protect low detectability and support modeling and simulation tasks. Additionally, Northrop Grumman is also responsible for supporting projects in other sectors, these sectors include: Electronic Systems Division, Ministry of Information Technology and Space Technology department. January 2004, by the QinetiQ (QinetiQ) led the development of the company's JSF new flight control system, was identified for the F-35 fighter. using this flight control system to reduce pilot load and improve flight safety, reduce training time, simple operation, and can reduce the cost. past short takeoff / vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft for pilots the ability to demanding, which makes the selection of the pilot stringent training requirements for high UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and QinetiQ has long carried on in study and solve this problem. thrust of this new integrated flight control system (IFPCS) STOVL aircraft flight marks a significant change in philosophy, this technology means that pilots during takeoff and landing, as long as the focus on the flight path of the aircraft longitudinal parameters, so that Software to control the thrust of the changes the new system allows inexperienced pilots independent and safe driving STOVL aircraft landing. February 2004, Lockheed Martin Corporation is seeking to reduce the weight of a large number of related engineering solutions, including the aircraft skinning weight transfer to the internal infrastructure on. JSF aircraft engineering innovation is one of the surface of the aircraft structure using advanced materials and design. Lockheed Martin JSF program vice president, said the company's unique design is to increase the interval frame spacing, the aircraft skin carry more stress. This innovative design is very effective, but in the end increase the weight of the aircraft, he said, is designed to increase the frame away from the internal system architecture to adapt to the JSF, but there has been How to reduce the problem of skin load. perhaps by changing the thickness of the spacer frame spacing and the skin can reduce the ratio between the total weight of the aircraft, so that it is possible to reduce 2000 lbs (908 kg) of weight of the total material about 30,000 pounds (13,620 kg ) 8%, which is the company's goal. Moreover, in order to reduce the body weight of the structure, Lockheed Martin is also seeking ways to reduce the weight of internal systems possible. Overall, body structure, wiring and conduit weight loss 1800 pounds (817 kg), another 200 pounds (91 kg) from the mission systems and delivery systems fuss. Lockheed Martin JSF program vice president, said in some cases the weight of the increase was due to the original forecast is too optimistic, the other Some cases are caused due to design innovation, for example, Lockheed Martin in the design of weapons bay, the original cabin is very small, very difficult to load into the arms redesigned after the addition of a loaded weapon system, which is a is the perfect solution, although the increase in weight of the aircraft, but worth the effort. JSF development process to maintain current weight is the biggest problem. Earlier this year, the Pentagon announced an increase of 50 billion dollars in development costs and project delays for one year mainly to solve the weight problem is now three kinds of types are overweight, of which the Marines short moments takeoff / vertical landing model (STOVL) the most serious problem facing the Air Force and Navy conventional landing type of shipborne although overweight , but also to meet the performance requirements in a briefing last week, the Pentagon, the Navy's procurement officials said, STOVL type than the initial operational capability requires about 3400 pounds overweight (1544 kg), STOVL-type target range of 450 nautical miles overweight problem is likely to endanger meet critical performance parameters to adjust the Pentagon on the JSF program proposed four options: stop the project to re-start the design process; rearrange production sequence, the STOVL aircraft production arrangements to the last; first STOVL design type, followed by designing other type; keep qualified production sequence, but each type there is a pause time between the production of these four options are still under discussion, it is estimated March 4 will make the final decision. company feels that the current production schedule is the best arrangement, if the present rate of progress, CTOL (conventional landing type) of the first aircraft will be a key design evaluation, although originally planned initial operational assessment of the end of April, but it is estimated to be completed by year-end. The maiden flight of the new date has not been set, originally scheduled to make its maiden flight at the end of 2005, the estimated date will be delayed after the first flight in the spring of 2006. March 2004, the Singapore government announced officially joined the JSF program, participation in the program in Asia the first country to Singapore military experts believe that adding JSF program enables Singapore to become Southeast Asia's most modern military forces, to facilitate more detailed update on the Singapore Air Force to assess the needs of Singapore will have the opportunity to participate fully in the JSF development process, Singapore needs to be able to integrate into the JSF program to study in Singapore as the JSF program partners, the right to be purchased in advance on 2012 deliveries JSF. Singapore believes that in the next 10 years if you want to replace the aging A-4 and F -5 fighter, JSF able to meet their needs. July 12, 2004, Lockheed Martin Corporation started assembling for the USAF F-35 conventional takeoff and landing at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth Factories celebrated, then workers began assembling the 1st test machine body in the front of the first aircraft JSF program completed in December 2005, and in 2006 began flight testing. production for the Marine Corps, the No. 2 machine is short moment of takeoff / vertical landing type summer of next year for final assembly in Fort Worth, started flying in 2007. JSF project contracts totaling $ 244 billion, is the largest single procurement contract in history of the project will produce 2,443 fighters plus foreign military sales volume may be twice now. located in Fort Worth Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in addition to manufacturing the forward fuselage parts, it will also make the wing. Northrop Grumman Palmdale, Calif. company will manufacture the fuselage, and the end of this year, BAE Systems will begin manufacturing the aft fuselage and empennage. assembly of all components will be carried out next year in Fort Worth. Lockheed Martin officials said that once the into batch production, each aircraft the F-35 assembly time takes 5 to 6 months time, the existing multi-role fighter is about half the assembly time. At this rate, the company intends to have an aircraft off the assembly line each day. F / A-22 final assembly time to a year, because of its stealth requirements tolerances between parts more sophisticated. F/A-22 is currently in the stage of small batch production and initial operational test and evaluation phase. F-35 F-absorbed 22, B-2 stealth bomber and the Eurofighter production experience. Edit this paragraph purchases in January 2005, the U.S. Department of Defense has rejected a proposed reduction in the Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter purchase quantity suggestions Air Force during fiscal year 2006 defense budget request report, the proposed reduction in the number of F-35 procurement from the original plan of 1763 reduced to 1200, and suggested that the original purchase only modify a single conventional takeoff and landing into two types, including 200 to 300 short from the take-off and vertical landing (STOVL). However, according to Deputy Defense Minister at December 23, 2004, No. 753 issued "project budget decision (PBD)" budget documents, the Defense Department rejected the Air Force F-35 purchase this reduction the proposal and requested the Air Force in 2008 after the fiscal year-end stop procurement F/A-22, only allows the Air Force procurement 181 F/A-22, and Air Force originally planned to purchase 277 F/A-22. For some time, the United States Some will be remarked that the United States can not undertake the development and production costs of three new fighter aircraft, the proposed cut off one of the items due to F/A-18E/F project already in full production stage, it is impossible to be canceled, while the F-35 project, because many countries have paid a huge amount for the project development costs, nor will cut down, so F/A-22 project faces the danger of being cut off, but the Air Force F/A- 22 has a soft spot, willing to reduce its share F/A-22, which proposed reduction of share F-35 idea. Now it seems that the Air Force intends to come true, F-35 temporarily defeated F/A-22. January 2005, the U.S. Marines will begin examining the possibility of using the F-35 and how to replace EA-6B electronic warfare aircraft. marines plan to continue to use the 2015 EA-6B, EA-18 than the Navy replaced with EA The time-6B much later, however, officials are aware of the Marine Corps EA-6B must begin to develop an alternative plan. Indeed, despite the planned replacement system will be put into use after 10 years, but the development cycle, and defense Department acquisition process slowly increase the Marine Corps concerns. despite the use of short takeoff / vertical landing configuration limits the future marines airborne jamming system of choice, and to study the scale will not be great, for only one year, A provision of $ 1 million or so, but its impact will be profound. findings may make short-term R & D investment Marines for future electronic attack system development of innovative technologies for electronic attack "Joint Strike Fighter" (EA-JSF ) research program will focus on the Corps plans to buy the short takeoff / vertical landing on the JSF. using short takeoff / vertical landing selection of electronic warfare systems will be more restrictions arising from conventional type or carrier-based F-35 But choose short takeoff / vertical landing configuration will be able to bring other models do not have the advantage. Firstly, it ensures electronic attack F-35 can with other F-35 fleet marines same airspace operations. short takeoff / vertical landing configuration EA-35 is a single-seat aircraft, perform support tasks manner interfering with four EA-6B are very different. early design considerations in the current installation short takeoff / vertical landing Lift the fan space to accommodate an electronic warfare operator. electronic attack F-35 will have to be resolved with the EA-6B exist between different tasks at the same time, the number of battlefield electronic targets are proliferating, any future electronic attack aircraft will be rely more on automation and other measures in order to better accomplish combat missions. electronic attack configuration of the F-35 has not been clearly when the Navy's EA-18-based upgrade capability (ICAP-3) device, but I believe the Marines A new receiver and jamming equipment design will be more fit their system. has not yet determined whether the problem also includes built-in load interference in order to ensure the stealth characteristics of the aircraft, the need for external jamming pod. modular jamming equipment deal different combat missions is also considered a potential solution. military and industry officials have long pointed out, F-35 active electronically scanned array radar will provide interference Marines want to keep the F-35's low can detect features, do not want to interfere with the use of equipment and reduce stealth capability, but the paradox is that once you start to interfere, the aircraft will easily be detected. research goal is to determine EA-35 Development of the existence of barriers to improve the investment plan. interference when considering future needs, Marines still trying to explore other issues in addition to focusing on alternative EA-6B, research work will also assess the Marines clearing task force will want to keep an electronic warfare capability. 2005 2 month, at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is stepping up of four main parts manufacturing, in order to start in late spring into the assembly phase. Northrop Grumman manufactured by BAE Systems in the fuselage and aft fuselage and empennage produced in the second quarter of 2005 will be shipped from Palmdale, Calif., and Fort Worth, Samlesbury factory plant. these two components will work with Lockheed Martin Corporation production wing and forward fuselage connecting the first aircraft F-35A conventional takeoff and landing is expected at the end of the assembly work is completed. planned maiden flight time is August 2006. Northrop Grumman in February 2004 began F-35A fuselage assembly, the first inlet made of composite materials. One year later, the company is currently completing the work of the fuselage upper and lower portions of the engagement, and have begun to hydraulic and electronic systems installation. BAE Systems all current tail of the structural components have been loaded into the tooling and was soon begin processing. horizontal tail assembly also recently started. F-35 processing technology will use the new assembly speed and precision standards to ensure that F -35 precise shape and satisfy the needs of low-observable allegedly BAE Systems in the first part of the production accuracy within 1/7000 inch, which is smaller than the width of a human hair at Lockheed Germany Martin's Fort Worth plant, workers have completed composite skins and front fuselage initial connection,2013 Football Boots Soccer Cleats Shoes Nike CR Mercurial Vapor 7 Superfly III FG Safari Black Rose Red Shoes , the installation of the cabin floor, and has begun the installation of electronic systems work to complete the assembly of the wing structure, the next wing before connecting composite skins ongoing drilling. first aircraft F-35B short moments takeoff / vertical landing type manufacturing plans currently in the preparation stage. Northrop Grumman F-35B in the fuselage assembly work planned for the second quarter of 2005; Lockheed Martin plans to begin the fourth quarter of this year, the assembly of F-35B; while BAE Systems plans in early 2006 for F-35B parts assembly. March 2005 The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) last week in a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a letter, various models of F-35 aerial refueling using the same way that the money saved can not be offset converted tanker fleet and the need to increase the active costs. GAO said the Air Force to modify JSF-based requirements, making use of probe drogue aerial refueling system instead of the traditional telescoping tube requires modification most active duty Air Force KC-135 tanker, estimates it takes 25 ~ 3500000000 dollars; estimated using the same aerial refueling system can only save $ 180 million, but, GAO noted that the Air Force said in its analysis of the increase in the savings part and did not consider its future tanker procurement, and this year is expected procurement begin. GAO said the Air Force tanker in the future if both adopt probe drogue system, which can reduce the number of future tanker up to 50%. GAO said that, despite the use of telescoping tube systems have advantages, but it not both planes refuel, while the latter is probe drogue system advantages. U.S. Air Force argued that the probe drogue system more unstable and may damage the stealth JSF. GAO report appeared this time The U.S. Air Force is more subtle, the U.S. Air Force is now working with the Department of Defense leaders discuss how to carry out tanker modernization project. April 2005, the United States a major responsibility for the JSF program officials said, JSF project is looking for the short takeoff / vertical landing (STOVL) and then reduce about 300 pounds (about 136 kg) of weight due to the JSF design has been quite detailed, it is not easy to achieve this goal the project leader Steven Earl Wood said he did not expect to Any one from the current machine large parts continue weight loss, but only proceed from the many details as of now, Lockheed Martin has been through a variety of design changes to reduce the weight of the STOVL type about 3000 pounds (about 1361 kg) and this effect has been the total weight stable over the last about seven months to fluctuate no more than 100 to 200 pounds (90.8 kg) of the type of expectations weighs approximately 30,000 pounds (13,608 kg). U.S. Defense Selective acquisition agreement ministry recently (SAR) show, JSF project's total cost has reached $ 256.6 billion, $ 11.8 billion more than expected. Earl Wood attributed this to inflation. cost overruns, approximately $ 900 million from now Development and validation of the system (SDD) phase, which has increased the cost of 414 to 415 billion dollars. for the DOD, "Cost Analysis Improvement Group" (CAIG) belief in the SDD phase of the JSF will cost more than expected number of one billion U.S. dollars, Earl Wu Dejian said CAIG has not completed its analysis, however, cost estimation and weight challenges are expected to be May 5 Defense Acquisition Board summit to be held in the assessment issue. Earl Wood said , JSF rising cost of the project will be shared with eight foreign partners, but no country has helped the U.S. willingness to pay for these additional costs. U.S. will "encourage" those partners who do this money, but it does not "command "They do, however," except UK and other countries have refused to donate, England remain silent "in July 2005, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is trying to adjust the progress, investment and supply chain structure in order to achieve the first pre-production F-35 first flew in 2006 and 2007 targets for small batch production in the project using a continuous moving assembly will be an important aspect of production. plans call for the first F-35B aircraft short takeoff / vertical landing (STOVL) model assembly during the continuous movement gradually phased assembly line, and in the use of small batch production. Initially, the production line will be two inches per hour (about 5 cm) moving at a speed, when the project into mass, the speed increased to 4 inches per hour (about 10 cm). moving production lines will be in accordance with the security function and supply chain planning areas, and ultimately achieve a daily production rate.'s first pre-production F-35A supply provider has been selected.'s first STOVL aircraft type vendors are screened in small batch production suppliers are proposals. many suppliers are familiar with performance-based logistics and competent to the task, while others require suppliers assessed to see whether it can meet schedule requirements. F-35 project was recently completed in the middle of a three-day design evaluation (interim design assessment). Department of Defense approved the company STOVL type weight control program, taking into account the uncertain future changes, which weight control plan has some margin. recently, Lockheed Martin completed the first pre-production F-35A fuselage after initial docking with the body, and thus be able to power on time in early September and this Yuegong People is installing electronic and hydraulic systems and components. vertical stabilizer has been from the British BAE Systems delivered Fort Worth facility, the horizontal stabilizer is scheduled to arrive late. two parts will be installed in early August in the body by the ancient Aldridge manufactured before the main landing gear and landing gear will be installed in late August. before the end of the program is not installed on the engine in addition to manufacturing the first F-35 aircraft outside of the conventional type, Lockheed Martin and its partners have begun STOVL aircraft type first work of the STOVL aircraft first flight planned for late 2007. maintain F-35 is a constant challenge to the planned investment, the project still enjoys a strong investment support, and is Zhengxun customers in small batch production stage procurement of key equipment such funds regard. U.S. Senate to support this investment, but spending in doubt the House of Representatives early this end, Lockheed Martin relevant person in charge at the beginning to the House of Representatives a detailed explanation of the need for investment. called relative a small number of investment projects will avoid the delay, saying doing so is worthwhile. F-35 is currently not considered loading directed energy weapons, however, with the maturity of these weapons, JSF of its derivatives will be equipped with them. Aug. 2005 , BAE Systems announced, F-35 electronic warfare systems in California Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, a proving ground for successful completion of the first flight test. F-35 JSF Electronic Warfare Systems is a pilot situational awareness to get the main source of information, can enhance the aircraft identification of potential threats, monitoring, analysis and response capability. F-35's electronic warfare system consists of BAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare Systems division responsible for the development, its architecture and technology is mainly based on the U.S. Air Force F/A-22 "Raptor" ; multirole fighter, electronic warfare systems and as F/A-22 fighter, F-35 electronic warfare systems will be embedded in the structure of the core of the low aperture radar detectability can be reduced radar cross section, enhanced radar stealth capabilities. F-35 stealth aircraft has a good capacity requirements radar warning capability because pilots need the system to ensure that the aircraft has been in enemy radar detection range. Accordingly, BAE Systems developed for the F-35 installed new digital radar warning receivers and electronic countermeasures equipment in the flight test, F-35's electronic warfare unit is mounted on a T-39 twin-engine business jet, on the flight, the use of wideband digital receiver system, receiving from the ground analog radio frequency transmitter transmitting a threat signal, a comprehensive test of the system structure in order to estimate the potential costs and improve performance, BAE Systems' own expense carried out the flight test, and found that the use of direction (DF) algorithm to this flight tests collected information processing, and then the performance by the positioning algorithm will combine research and forecast data. The test was BAE Systems F-35 program is an important milestone in November 2005, Northrop Grumman Lu Door Company has begun for the F-35 Distributed Aperture Optical System (EO DAS) test earlier this month, the company's BAC 1-11 avionics test machine installed EO DAS, in Baltimore - Washington International Airport near Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Division headquarters of the test in flight, machine work simultaneously on all three sensors, the successful implementation of wide field of view seamlessly. EO DAS No. AN/AAQ-37, by the installation In the body of the six photoelectric sensors to achieve omnidirectional coverage, can detect air targets and providing missile approach warning, providing day / night vision and supporting King Airborne FLIR sensor for navigation, thus increasing the F-35 situational awareness, survivability and combat effectiveness.'s first AAQ-37 system will be delivered in April 2006 to the F-35's prime contractor Lockheed Martin, which is installed by the JSF mission systems integration experiment room to experiment. Apart AAQ-37, F-35 is another critical airborne sensors --AN/APG-81 active phased array fire control radar is also developed by the Northrop Grumman It allows pilots to be able to long distances with multiple air and ground targets simultaneously at war with extraordinary situational awareness. Northrop Grumman is also responsible for the development of the aircraft mission planning software and training systems, etc., and is responsible for manufacturing the aircraft fuselage (including integrated its internal devices). Meanwhile, some U.S. defense experts said the Defense Department may soon make formal requests to abandon the Air Force Air Force Model F-35B, and instead use the Navy's conventional takeoff and landing model. November 2005, JSF Integrated Test Team America is being tested at Edwards AFB California, F-35's survivability, but they did not use the F-35 aircraft testing personnel at Edwards recently retired F-16 on a test chemical and biological purification process to study when F -35 in combat use, exposure to chemical or biological warfare agents has been treated to make it safe to return after serving technology. JSF is the U.S. military's first type of chemical and biological survivability requirements fighter. pilot program includes three internal, 1 external contamination test, the test will be used in a simulation of a simulation of chemical warfare agents and biological warfare agents. biological tests, one with the same tenacity and characteristics the anthrax spores were injected into a harmless operation of the engine, pollution environmental control system. Then, the plane was dragged into a portable inflatable rubber hangar, with exposure to hydrogen peroxide in the purification method for processing. This process lasts 2-3 days, decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. JSF Integrated Test team's project manager Mark Chase said it has completed three times in a second biological tests currently being conducted four times a chemical test in the first three tests. biological tests in the last week after Thanksgiving carried The remaining subsequent chemical tests for chemical tests, the plane of the simulated SAIC is sprayed chemicals, and then into the hangar purification. but this process requires heating, instead of using vaporized hydrogen peroxide this time, the plane is put into a hot air purification chamber called metallic room, heated to about 180 degrees, for 6 days. this process will reduce the concentration of chemical agents to an acceptable level, is no longer needed maintenance personnel and crew Wear protective clothing. heating process called "accelerated weathering," the entire process of the aircraft through the air sampling, video surveillance, and temperature sensing means to be closely monitored. viability test of this phase began in October, to 12 ending March 20 The next phase of the trial include environmental safeguards system F-35, JSF special protection equipment, pilot flight equipment, F-35 and its subsystems purification machine in 2006 will be the U.S. Lockheed Martin's F-35 "Joint Strike Fighter" (JSF) project's critical year. During the year, the project will achieve several key milestones, including the Critical Design Review (CDR) and the end of the first flight. Currently, F-35's four key airborne sensor systems - Northrop Grumman's AN/APG-81 active phased array radar and optical Distributed Aperture System (EO DAS), British Aerospace Systems the company's integrated electronic warfare systems, and Lockheed Martin electro-optical targeting system (EOTS) have begun flight tests in which EO DAS by the distribution of the F-35 fuselage photoelectric detection device composed of six sets can achieve a 360 ° look around field of view, the image projected onto the helmet visor, so that pilots through their own eyes, "through" the obstacles to see location wide area image, for example, you can "penetrate" their right leg and aircraft Structural obstacles saw the plane bottom right situation. second quarter of next year, F-35 avionics test bed cooperation (CATB) will be the first flight of the Boeing 737 modified by the testing machine, used for F-35 avionics conducts leading-edge test to reduce risk. aircraft is equipped with F-35's all subsystems, test timing system will have 30 engineers and a complete set of F-35 cockpit simulator. technicians through the aircraft's flight test evaluation APG -81, EO DAS and EOTS performance, and the effects of sensor fusion software verification is currently in F-35 System Development and Demonstration Project (SDD) phase, which will last 12 years, this year is the fourth year in This phase will create a total of 22 complete F-35, of which 15 for the flight. Lockheed Martin F-35 program executive vice president and general manager Dan Crowley (Dan Crowley) said that the first production aircraft Type F-35 is a conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) the F-35A, No. AA-1, soon after Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth from the factory assembly line. recently the plant's workers have their installed machines upper wing skin, where the skin was originally designed as a single block, but now the design into the skin by the seven components, reduce weight and saving production hours. Prior to the November 28, Lockheed Martin workers at the tail of the aircraft has been installed, then install the horizontal tail. gear has been installed at an earlier time, and is powered aircraft conducted a comprehensive test. AA-1 series in the factory after factory tests and ground tests, and then flew. AA-1 will install Pratt & Whitney F135 engine so far, this type of engine has accumulated about 4000 hours of testing, Pratt & Whitney will be before the end of the year Delivery for the AA-1 engine General Electric / Rolls-Royce F136 engine group is also being manufactured, it is the F-35 is an optional engine, so far has accumulated 1,000 test hours. Currently Lockheed F-35 is still in the factory for up to one mile Mawo Myers (1609 m) of the F-16 production line, but Lockheed Martin has invested large sums of money for the F-35 to establish a new production line, Its production capacity will reach 240 / year, equivalent to a production of each working day in the manufacture of AA-1, while Lockheed Martin also produced the first aircraft short takeoff / vertical landing (STOVL) F-type 35B, its number of BF-1. 2006 November Northrop Grumman at its Palmdale, Calif. facility complete BF-1 in the manufacture of the fuselage. rear fuselage (including the tail end of peace ) by the British Aerospace Systems is responsible. BF-1 first flight scheduled in 2007. Next, the first aircraft has been completely redesigned CTOL weight type (No. AF-1) will be the first flight in early 2008, the first aircraft carrier variant (CV) F-35C first flew in 2009 in a six-year pilot program, 15 F-35 flight 6700 sorties will be cumulative, so there is plenty of time to solve the problem. Lockheed Martin will Patuxent River, Md. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command and is located in California's Edwards Air Force Base to send up to 1600 with the test with flying personnel currently Lockheed Martin is continuing to refine the BF-1 and AF -1 design, while continuing to determine the layout and structure of the CV type. STOVL and CTOL type in February 2006 will be the critical design review, and the CV-type will be in 2007. SDD phase includes seven small batch production, in which the first wheel will manufacture five CTOL type. F-35's STOVL type scheduled as early as 2012 formation of the initial operational capability, CTOL and CV type type at this time were 2013 and 2014 the UK will also be CTOL type in 2014 formation of the initial operational capability. April 18, 2006, Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team has successfully completed five days ahead of the first aircraft the F-35 structural coupling tests, and will continue to work on other ground tests. June 2006, BAE Systems to F-35 "Joint Strike Fighter" (JSF) project's main contractor - Lockheed Martin delivered the first set of aircraft electronic warfare systems. Lockheed Martin at its Fort Worth, Texas plant, the system integration testing. F-35's electronic warfare system uses the latest emitter identification, monitoring, analysis and countermeasure technology, can enhance the aircraft's momentum perception and self-defense capabilities. entire system weighs no more than 190 pounds (86.2 kg), is the world's lightest, best performance using a digital receiver, airborne electronic warfare systems. BAE Systems is manufactured and testing of the first batch of 20 sets of test systems available, the first set of such a system scheduled to be delivered in early 2007 Lockheed Martin in the future, the system will spiral upgrade to continuously improve performance. June 2006, the United States and Italy a deal, Italy will build JSF European assembly line. Minister of the Italian Air Force arrived in America last week to discuss the details of the agreement. F-35 wing two suppliers Italian Alenia Aerospace Company will carry out care northern Cameri JSF assembly work Alenia North America's president and CEO Giuseppe Giordo said, where there are military airport, to meet U.S. safety requirements. According to him, all Europe, except UK F-35 final assembly will be there, although there are several Italian "Technical Assessment" has not yet completed,2013 Football Boots Soccer Cleats Shoes Nike Mercurial Vapor X FG Yellow , but F-35 program office said final details are being developed, is expected to soon reach a final agreement. Giordo said the facility will not increase the cost of the European F-35 U.S. Air Force secretary Michael Wynne June 12 with visiting Italian Air Force, said after the meeting Minister Leonardo Tricarico, Italy returns to its JSF obtained very satisfied in addition to the U.S. Air Force, Italy will be buying F-35 aircraft, many kinds of models not only country Italy on conventional takeoff -and short takeoff and landing and landing (STOVL) JSF type of interest.