The F-35C is powered by a Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 afterburning turbofan engine capable of pushing an impressive 43,000 pounds of thrust under afterburner, and it boasts a tiny radar cross-section (though larger than the F-22’s) at around. ![]() That extra wing area allows for slower approaches to the carrier, but also provides the added benefit of extra internal fuel storage-granting the carrier version of the JSF more than 8% more fuel than the landing-strip reliant Air Force version and a whopping 35% more fuel than the short take-off/vertical-landing F-35B used by the Marine Corps. ![]() The F-35C is the Navy’s carrier-capable iteration of the stealth Joint Strike Fighter, boasting a larger wing area than its sister jets, more robust landing gear, and of course, the requisite hook for carrier landings.
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