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  2. Tailhook - Wikipedia

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    Man inspecting an F/A-18 tailhook prior to launch. The tailhook is a strong metal bar, with its free end flattened out, thickened somewhat, and fashioned into a claw-like hook. The hook is mounted on a swivel on the keel of the aircraft, and is normally mechanically and hydraulically held in the stowed/up position.

  3. List of accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed Martin ...

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    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight. Operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II family began in 1995 with the Joint Strike Fighter program.Since its first flight in 2006, the aircraft has faced substantial controversy, shortages in its research and development supply, [1] and safety concerns due to incidents. [2]

  4. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II - Wikipedia

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    The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...

  5. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II development - Wikipedia

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    F-35C, carrier-based CATOBAR (CV) variant. An F-35 wind tunnel testing model in the Arnold Engineering Development Center's 16-foot transonic wind tunnel. The design goals call for the F-35 to be the premier strike aircraft through 2040 and to be second only to the F-22 Raptor in air supremacy. [9]

  6. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II operators - Wikipedia

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    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015. The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program, including Japan, South Korea, and Israel.

  7. Pratt & Whitney F135 - Wikipedia

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    The Pratt & Whitney F135 is an afterburning turbofan developed for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, a single-engine strike fighter.It has two variants; a Conventional Take-Off and Landing variant used in the F-35A and F-35C, and a two-cycle Short Take-Off Vertical Landing variant used in the F-35B that includes a forward lift fan. [1]

  8. File:Tailhook 91 evidence photo.jpg - Wikipedia

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  9. AAI RQ-7 Shadow - Wikipedia

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    [6] [8] Once on the ground, a tailhook mounted on the aircraft catches an arresting wire connected to two disk brake drums which can stop the aircraft in less than 170 feet (52 m). [6] The aircraft is part of a larger system which currently uses the M1152-series of Humvees for ground transport of all ground and air equipment. A Shadow 200 ...