Twin engines and a central crew nacelle gave the G.4 useful endurance for reconnaissance and bombing while preserving a path home after an engine failure. Its open lattice structure typified early wartime aviation, when designers balanced observation, payload, and reliability before streamlined metal airframes became practical.
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
METRICCaudron G.4F-35A Lightning II
Top speed
82 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
14,100 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
410 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 1915REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
FranceDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Reconnaissance and light bomberDESCRIPTIVE 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.
