X-35B (JSF Program)
Joint Strike Fighter Program Office

Subject:: Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
US Marine Corps Aviation (1912-now)
301
Joint Strike Fighter Program
Skala:: 1:72
Status:: Idéer

X-35B
Operator: Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program
Timeframe: 2001
Loadout: Test and Evaluation
- Weapons bays closed

Personal interest:
This model represents the X-35B short takeoff and landing prototype, which was a conversion of the X-35A. The aircraft first flew as the X-35B in June 2001 and competed against the X-32 for the JSF contact. The testing and competition run through July 2001.