Skip To Content
Paid Post

10 Mind-Blowing Facts About The World's Most Advanced Stealth Jet

There's a lot you may not know about the F-35. Get up to speed at F35.com.

1. The F-35B is the world's first operational aircraft that can land vertically and travel faster than the speed of sound.

2. Oh, and it can take off with more than nine tons of ordnance.

3. The F-35C is the Navy's very first stealth jet.

4. 300,000 individual parts make up the F-35 by the time it reaches the end of the production line.

5. Every pilot receives a custom-fitted helmet which allows them to see through the jet.

6. The cockpit is almost entirely digital — with a glass LCD touchscreen and "hardly any hardwire switches."

7. The F-35 has recovered 100% of the time from all high angle of attack testing including 90 degrees straight up.

8. More than 1,300 American suppliers in 47 states contribute to the F-35 program.

9. 8.6 million lines of software code give the F-35 its superior capabilities.

10. The F-35's unprecedented stealth capabilities can render it "virtually undetectable" to radar.

Read more fast facts about the F-35 at F35.com. 👈