Specifications (F-35A)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 51.4 ft (15.67 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft (10.7 m)
Height: 14.2 ft (4.33 m)
Wing area: 460 ft² (42.7 m²)
Empty weight: 29,300 lb (13,300 kg)
Loaded weight: 49,540 lb (22,470 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 70,000 lb (31,800 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning turbofan
* Dry thrust: 28,000 lbf (125 kN)
Thrust with afterburner: 43,000 lbf (191 kN)
Internal fuel: 18,480 lb (8,382 kg)

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 1.67 (1,283 mph, 2,065 km/h)
Range: 1,200 nmi (2,220 km) on internal fuel
Combat radius: 590 nmi (1,090 km) on internal fuel
Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,288 m)
Rate of climb: classified (not publicly available)
Wing loading: 91.4 lb/ft² (446 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight:
* With full fuel: 0.87
With 50% fuel: 1.07
g-Limits: 9 g

Armament

Guns: 1 × 25 mm (0.984 in) GAU-22/A cannon, internally mounted with 180 rounds
Hardpoints: 6× external pylons on wings with a capacity of 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) and 2 × internal bays with 2 pylons each for a total weapons payload of 18,000 lb (8,100 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
* * Missiles:
* * * Air-to-air: AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-132 ASRAAM, AIM-9X Sidewinder, IRIS-T, Joint Dual Role Air Dominance Missile (JDRADM) (after 2020)
* * * Air-to-ground: AGM-154 JSOW, AGM-158 JASSM
* * Bombs:
* * * Mark 84, Mark 83 and Mark 82 GP bombs
* * * Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb
* * * Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser capable
* * * Paveway-series laser-guided bombs
* * * Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
* * * JDAM-series
* * * B61 nuclear bomb (for F-35A in 2017)

Avionics

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/APG-81 AESA radar

Differences across variants

1. B is the same, C: 14.9 ft (4.54 m)
2. F-35B: 47,996 lb (21,771 kg); F-35C: 57,094 lb (25,896 kg)
3. C is same, B: 60,000 lb (27,000 kg)
4. F-35B: 14,003 lb (6,352 kg); F-35C: 20,085 lb (9,110 kg)
5. F-35B: 7.5 g, F-35C: 7.5 g
6. F-35B and F-35C have cannon in an external pod with 220 rounds

Differences between variants

	F-35A CTOL	F-35BSTOVL	F-35C Carrier version
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)	32,000 lb (14,500 kg)	34,800 lb (15,800 kg)
Internal fuel	18,500 lb (8,390 kg)	13,300 lb (6,030 kg)	19,600 lb (8,890 kg)
Max takeoff weight	70,000 lb (31,800 kg)	60,000 lb (27,000 kg)	70,000 lb (31,800 kg)
Range	1,200 nmi (2,220 km)	900 nmi (1,670 km)	1,400 nmi (2,520 km)
Combat radius	590 nmi (1,090 km)	450 nmi (833 km)	640 nmi (1,110 km)
Thrust/weight
full fuel	0.87	0.90	0.75
50% fuel	1.07	1.04	0.91