26 September 2010
F-35 Full Monty
Stephen Trimble gives us a shot of the internal weapons bay of the F-35.
This is intended to be the standard loadout, with one AMRAAM and one 2000 lb JDAM in each bay.
IIRC, with the 250 lb SDB, it can carry 4 per bay.
And yes, this appears to be a pretty small weapons load for an aircraft that has a maximum takeoff weight of 70,000 pounds, nearly that of the F-15 E, which can carry about 5 times the ordinance.
This is intended to be the standard loadout, with one AMRAAM and one 2000 lb JDAM in each bay.
IIRC, with the 250 lb SDB, it can carry 4 per bay.
And yes, this appears to be a pretty small weapons load for an aircraft that has a maximum takeoff weight of 70,000 pounds, nearly that of the F-15 E, which can carry about 5 times the ordinance.
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