The F-35 Jet - NATO's Super Weapon

The F-35 Lightning II is the truly remarkable and far fetching futuristic piece of equipment. With the modern avionics and electronics, stealth capabilities and superb weaponry it pushes the quality bar forward and sets up high standards of the modern airplanes.

Designed to fly in any weather and condition, to vertically take off and land, utilize 360 degrees view and the futuristic helmet mounted display system it should provide NATO and its allies with the state of the art technology capable of protecting it against the potential adversaries.

Would this $400 billion airplane be able to turn the tide and provide security to the NATO countries?


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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
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[adamsmith]

The B model has a tilt nozzle but not the C version. The C version has bigger wings and a beefed up landing gear but that’s it.

[SoulieCanolie]

Love to see how the art and visuals have improved so much over the years

[crumply]

Just 80 years ago we were using propeller powered aircraft. No screens, heat seeking missiles, laser guided bombs, or jet engines. We have come so far in such a short time.

[lucasfeliphe]

What people fail to understand is that: 1 trillion involves maintenance, software, operator training, and other costs for its operational life until 2070. No "Legacy"/"Teen Series" fighter development (F-14, F-15, F-16, F/A-18) has been calculated this way.

A capabilities insight:
"Those situations highlight the fifth-generation capabilities of the F-35. We’re still able to operate and be successful. In a lot of cases we have a large role as an integrated quarterback, ” said Lt. Col. Yosef Morris, 4th FS commander. “Our ability to continue to fuse and pass information to the entire package makes every aircraft more survivable.”

During the first week of Red Flag, the F-35 pilots flew in a larger force of Blue Air in a counter-air mission. More than 60 aggressor aircraft were flying against them, blinding many of the fourth-generation aircraft with “robust” electronic attack capabilities.

“I’ve never seen anything like it before, ” Wood said. “This is not a mission you want a young pilot flying in. My wingman was a brand new F-35A pilot, seven or eight flights out of training. He gets on the radio and tells an experienced, 3, 000-hour pilot in a very capable fourth-generation aircraft. ‘Hey bud, you need to turn around. You’re about to die. There’s a threat off your nose.’”

The young pilot then “killed” the enemy aircraft and had three more kills in the hour-long mission.

“Even in this extremely challenging environment, the F-35 didn’t have many difficulties doing its job, ” Wood said. ‘That’s a testament to the pilot’s training and the capabilities of the jet.”
"Hill Airmen, F-35 a lethal combo at Red Flag"-AF .

The F-35, despite all the Woozle/disinformation effect on the fighter, will be the main face of Western fighter aviation for decades to come.

[degenetron]

The B model has vertical liftoff capability, the C has big foldable wings.

[TurbineNorShark]

kinda wish you mentioned the unique A variant we norwegians got wich can use a drag chute, the drag chute is deployed on norwegian F-35A's as we got shorter landing strips that in some cases are quite icy and the overal sub-arctic weather in the far north.

[lightning]

It’s been around a year since I’ve watched your content and I must say the animation style has increased 10 fold, if your iconic voice was replaced you could’ve fooled me to believe this was an entirely different channel, props to you and keep it up

[saborwolf]

One thing not mentioned is the F-35's performance in Red Flag. They dominated the skies bringing in 15:1 kill ratios and gave other aircraft real time situational awareness across the battlespace that made their jobs easier. Then in 2019 they performed even better, even though they were being hit with constant jamming and GPS disruption, they basically controlled how the battles played out. They were essentially the best quarterback of the skies you could ask for. They could read the plays, tell everyone the plays, and execute their own plays almost unchallenged

[CS-RAVAGE]

The C is NOT STOVL/VTOL. Has larger wings with foldable wingtip sections, larger control surfaces for improved low-speed control, stronger landing gear for the stresses of carrier arrested landings, a twin-wheel nose gear, and a stronger tailhook for use with carrier arrestor cables. The larger wing area allows for decreased landing speed while increasing both range and payload.

[rsookchand]

Always cool to see more modern tech on your channel

[embarkingolive]

like 90% of the supposed problems are the machinations of Pierre Sprey, a dude who never actually built or designed anything and also doesn't understand avionics. Yet some how media viewed him as a god among aircraft designers.

[WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

fun fact: people hate this thing because it's new

[killian]

6:14 fun fact, F35 wasn't designed to supercruise, the body design was better than anticipated

[beanmarine]

I used to work at a marine corps air station but I’ve been moved to a marine corp camp. The few F35 B’s we saw turned heads and they were the coolest planes that were stationed there, aside from the F16’s, which would roar all the way down the strip. The F35’s were surprisingly quiet while in VTOL mode, quieter than the AV8 harriers despite having more total thrust. Or it could just be my poor hearing since i didn’t wear ear protection while working 😂

[rickintexas]

The F35 is certainly an amazing machine. I’d love to get a ride in one.

[wcwumxm]

3:46 correction: ONLY the B model is capable of VTOL. The C can only do conventional/carrier takeoffs and landings.

[shadoof]

My aunt worked as an inspector for the F35A on Eglin AFB

After she finally retired, the coolest part of working there wasnt the F35

It was watching the Space Shuttle piggyback on a Boeing 747

[lordbob]

I think you got the B and C models mixed up. The B has the tilting nozzle but the C only has a stronger landing gear.

[tmschutter]

3:24 The F-35A is actually equipped with a GAU-22, which is a 4-barrel version of the 5-barreled GAU-12.

[BlvaKadavrah]

i love seeing all these F35 critics thinking they know so much about modern air combat tactics