Saturday, December 11, 2010

F-35...full afterburner take-off...

Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti takes off in afterburner on 11 December 2010 in F-35A AF-3. The aircraft, the first fully low-observable compliant F-35, landed at Edwards AFB, California, a few hours later. AF-3 joins AF-1 and AF-2 at the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force at Edwards.

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  1. I always find it interesting to note that Western engines on reheat exude a bright orange plume in daylight but Russian engines are vivid blue. Illustrates the difference in technological approaches to reheats methinks.

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  2. Likely different fuel & temps involved.

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