Aviation Wall on MSN

Watch how the world’s deadliest jet rules the skies from the cockpit

Strap in for a breathtaking ride inside the F-35 Lightning II as it tears through valleys at extreme low altitude - a rare ...
The Aviationist

First Public Glimpse Of The ‘Franken-Lightning’ Built From Two Damaged F-35s

They combined the cockpit from an F-35, which experienced an engine failure on the runway, with the aft fuselage from another F-35, which suffered a nose gear failure. On Jan. 24, 2025, our friend and ...
Jalopnik

Here's Why The F-35 Lightning Has That Flap Behind The Cockpit

No other fighter jet to date has garnered as much controversy as the F-35 Lightning II. While it is the most capable carrier jet ever built, the production issues and mind-melting $2 trillion price ...
Yahoo

‘Frankenjet’: This F-35A Lightning II made from two damaged aircraft just returned to Utah’s Air Force base

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (ABC4) — The F-35A Lightning II, also known as “Frankenjet” due to its construction from two separate, damaged aircraft, has returned home to Utah’s Hill Air Force Base.
insider.si.edu

The F-35 Lightning II from concept to cockpit edited by Jeffrey W. Hamstra, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Foreword / Capt. Charles Thomas (Tom) Burbage -- Preface / Jeffrey W. Hamstra -- Chapter 1. F-35 program history : from JAST to IOC / Arthur E ...