[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/%C3%A9tats-unis-31/topic/croyez-vous-au-programme-jsf-144/?post=42244#post-42244]rafighter[/url] a dit le 26/12/2008 à 11:06 :[/b] [quote]Lockheed Martin rolled out the first weight-optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II fighter on Dec. 19. The new F-35A, called AF-1, joins three weight-optimized F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variants currently undergoing testing. [b]The aircraft are structurally identical to the F-35s that will be delivered to armed services beginning in 2010.[/b] "The Lightning II CTOL aircraft will be, by far, the most widely employed F-35 variant in the world, with more than 1,700 to be used by the U.S. Air Force alone," said Dan Crowley, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and F-35 program general manager. "The F-35A we delivered is, at its core, the same aircraft that will enter operational service with the Air Force and international customers."... http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2008/12232008ae_f35-CTOL-rollout.html[/quote][/quote]