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F-35

F-35A, conventional take off and landing (CTOL) variant. F-35B, short-take off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant. F-35C, carrier-based CATOBAR (CV) variant. Differences between variants F-35A CTOL F-35B STOVL F-35C CATOBAR Length 51.4 ft (15.7 m) 51.3 ft (15.6 m) 51.5 ft (15.7 m) Wingspan 35 ft (10.7 m) 35 ft (10.7 m) 43 ft (13.1 m) Wing Area 460 ft² (42.7 m²) 460 ft² (42.7 m²) 668 ft² (62.1 m²) Empty weight 29,300 lb (13,300 kg) 32,300 lb (14,700 kg) 34,800 lb (15,800 kg) Internal fuel 18,250 lb (8,280 kg) 13,500 lb (6,125 kg) 19,750 lb (8,860 kg) Max takeoff weight 70,000 lb class (31,800 kg) 60,000 lb class (27,300 kg) 70,000 lb class (31,800 kg) Range 1,200 nmi (2,220 km) 900 nmi (1,670 km) 1,400 nmi (2,520 km) Combat radius on internal fuel[501] 584 nmi (1,082 km) 469 nmi (869 km) 615 nmi (1,141 km) Thrust/weight  • full fuel:  • 50% fuel: 0.87 1.07 0.90 1.04 0.75 0.91 Specifications (F-35A) General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 51.4 ft (15.67 m) Wingspan: 35 ft[N 5] (10.7 m) Height: 14.2 ft[N 6] (4.33 m) Wing area: 460 ft²[247] (42.7 m²) Empty weight: 29,300 lb (13,300 kg) Loaded weight: 49,540 lb[231][N 7][490] (22,470 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 70,000 lb[N 8] (31,800 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning turbofan Dry thrust: 28,000 lbf[491][N 9] (125 kN) Thrust with afterburner: 43,000 lbf[491][492] (191 kN) Internal fuel capacity: 18,480 lb (8,382 kg)[N 10] Performance Maximum speed: Mach 1.6+[251] (1,200 mph, 1,930 km/h) (tested to Mach 1.61)[362] Range: 1,200 nmi (2,220 km)on internal fuel Combat radius: 584 nmi[493] (1,080 km)on internal fuel Service ceiling: 60,000 ft[495] (18,288 m) (tested to 43,000 ft) Rate of climb: classified (not publicly available) Wing loading: 107.7 lb/ft² (526 kg/m²; 745 kg/m² max loaded) Thrust/weight: **With full fuel: 0.87 With 50% fuel: 1.07 Max g-limits: 9 g[N 11] Armament Guns: 1 × General Dynamics GAU-22/A Equalizer 25 mm (0.984 in) 4-barreled Gatling cannon, internally mounted with 180 rounds Hardpoints: 6 × external pylons on wings with a capacity of 15,000 lb (6,800 kg)[247][251] and two internal bays with two pylons each[247] for a total weapons payload of 18,000 lb (8,100 kg)[232] and provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: Air-to-air missiles: AIM-120 AMRAAM AIM-9X Sidewinder IRIS-T MBDA Meteor (pending further funding) Air-to-surface missiles: AGM-88 AARGM AGM-158 JASSM Brimstone missile / MBDA SPEAR Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) Storm Shadow missile SOM Anti-ship missiles: Joint Strike Missile (JSM) Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) Bombs: Mark 84 or Mark 83 or Mark 82 GP bombs Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) capable Paveway series laser-guided bombs Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) series AGM-154 JSOW B61 mod 12 nuclear bomb