F-35 Lightning II

X-35A Joint Strike Fighter

The X-35C in flight

X-35A being refuelled

X-35A being refuelled

The X-35B at the NASM Udvar-Hazy Center

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter mock-up

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter mock-up

X-35B flight, good image of transition to VTOL configuration (video)

Test firing of F-35 gun (video)

X-35B vertical landing (video)

X-35C at Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

X-35B in flight

The F-35A while being towed at the Inauguration Ceremony on July 7th, 2006.

The F-35 Lightning II takes off for its first flight at Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 15, 2006.

An F-35 Lightning II, marked AA-1, lands Oct. 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The F-35 Integrated Test Force staff concluded an air-start test.

An F-35 Lightning II, marked AA-1, lands Oct. 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The F-35 Integrated Test Force staff concluded an air-start test.

The F-35 Lightning II takes off for its first flight at Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 15, 2006.

The F-35 Lightning II takes off for its first flight at Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 15, 2006.

Airmen get a close-up look at the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft AA-1 as it sits on the ramp April 23 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft's first arrival at the base was to provide a showcase to base members and the local community.

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft AA-1 performs a touch-and-go maneuver April 23 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft's first arrival at the base was to provide a showcase to base Airmen and the local community.

An F-35 Lightning II, marked AA-1, lands Oct. 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The F-35 Integrated Test Force staff concluded an air-start test.

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F-35A during Air Show in Le Bourget, 2007

Electro-optical target sensor (EOTS) on a mock-up of the F-35.

Engine of F-35 at Le Bourget Air Show 2007

F-35A/C loadout

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An F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft banks over the flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 23, sending contrails streaming off the wings. The aircraft is the first F-35 to visit the base which will be the future home of the JSF training facility.

An F-35 Lightning II maneuvers during its first flight over Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 23, 2009. The jet is a fifth generation, single engine, stealth-capable strike fighter and can perform close air support, tactical bombing and air defense missions.