Winston
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F-35 production line photos
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Wow....
Very cool...
Teddy
Very cool...
Teddy
Thanks for the link Winston. I learned a lot following the links on that site.
I'm driving to Nellis AFB tomorrow to get a closer look at this amazing jet. They fly off Luke AFB regularly now, but I don't have access to them here. Looking forward to getting some pic's with our personal tour.
I'm driving to Nellis AFB tomorrow to get a closer look at this amazing jet. They fly off Luke AFB regularly now, but I don't have access to them here. Looking forward to getting some pic's with our personal tour.
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I remember getting a tour of that facility back when GD was building F-16s there. I remember the far wall actually fading a bit in the distance inside the building...it was bizarre to see.
The other thing I remember was seeing F-16s with 'spines'. The only variant up until then I had seen with a spine was the AFTI testbed, so it seemed odd to see a production line with several of them. I asked about them in the after tour briefing...and was told quite curtly that information about them was restricted. Only much later did I learn they were part of Peace Marble II, a delivery of Block 30 Vipers modified with Israel avionics.
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The other thing I remember was seeing F-16s with 'spines'. The only variant up until then I had seen with a spine was the AFTI testbed, so it seemed odd to see a production line with several of them. I asked about them in the after tour briefing...and was told quite curtly that information about them was restricted. Only much later did I learn they were part of Peace Marble II, a delivery of Block 30 Vipers modified with Israel avionics.
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I see this every day at work and it still blows my mind.
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very cool!
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I still very much miss my old GD job.
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I love how the bottom 'bomb'??? looks like a smiley face just waiting to drop some wholesome goodness on sumpthin'!
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Not a bomb. That is the optional gun pod for the F-35B and C models. General Dynamics GAU-22/A 25mm.
The F-35A carries the same gun internally above and behind the left inlet.
