Boeing / Sikorsky · Armed reconnaissance prototype
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The Comanche program pursued a fast, quiet, low-observable scout helicopter with internal weapons and extensive sensor integration. It never entered production, but its composite airframe, shrouded tail rotor, reduced signatures, and digital cockpit captured a distinct vision of future armed reconnaissance.
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
METRICRAH-66 ComancheF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
201 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
15,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
300 nmiREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 1996REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Armed reconnaissance prototypeDESCRIPTIVE 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.
