X35C —

X-35C test flight with F/A18D chase plane. The X-35C first flight February 12, 2001 is the carrier variant, completed 250 practice carrier landings at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. This is the Navy version of the JSF will be similar to the Air Force version except with a stronger internal structure, landing gear, bigger wing, and arresting hook to allow carrier landings. The X-35C Flight Test Demonstration program was completed on 10 March 2001, after 73 test missions and 58 flight hours, at which time the aircraft was retired. The X-35C was powered by a single Pratt and Whitney F-119 turbofan engine.