The Galaxy’s immense cargo hold and hinged nose let it move outsized military equipment across intercontinental distances. Drive-through loading, kneeling landing gear, and aerial refueling allow tanks, helicopters, and other cargo to move between distant theaters with less disassembly and fewer intermediate stops.
INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B
F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN
METRICC-5 GalaxyF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
518 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
35,700 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
5,500 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 1970REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Strategic airliftDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.
