Sedona, Arizona News — For those wondering where yesterday’s extremely loud jet noises were coming from, they were caused by two F35 fighter jets flying over Sedona Airport.
Apparently the jets flew in from Yuma, Arizona, and were practicing landing on a short carrier-like runway.
According to Wikipedia, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Single-seat, single-engine, all-weather American family stealth multirole fighter Intended to do both air superiority and strikeMission.can also provide electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance ability. lockheed martin F-35 main contractor and main partner Northrop Grumman and BAE SystemsThere are three main variations of aircraft. normal takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B, and career base (resume/catbar) F-35C.
the aircraft is Lockheed Martin X-35in 2001 Boeing X-32 to win joint strike fighter (JSF) program. Its development is primarily funded by the United States, with additional funding from the program’s partner countries. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Italy, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and old turkey.[5][6][7] Several other countries have also ordered or are considering ordering aircraft.drawn by the program much scrutiny and criticism Because of its unprecedented size, complexity, ballooning costs, and significantly delayed delivery.[8][N 1] The acquisition strategy of simultaneously manufacturing the aircraft while it was still in the development and testing stages led to costly design changes and modifications.[10][11]
The F-35 first flew in 2006 and entered service with the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B in July 2015, the U.S. Air Force F-35A in August 2016, and the U.S. Navy F-35C in February 2019. bottom.[1][2][3] first time on an airplane Used in combat in 2018 by Israeli Air Force.[12] The United States plans to purchase 2,456 F-35s by 2044. It will be the majority of manned tactical aviation for the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps for decades. The aircraft will form the cornerstone of NATO and the US allied air force and will remain in service until 2070.[13][14]
Yesterday morning was the second time the jet flew over Sedona this week.
