Oshkosk debut
I'm attending Oshkosh this year, and was on hand for the F-35A demo / arrival early this afternoon. Pretty tame stuff: a few low speed passses and breaks, culminating with a landing and taxi to the VIP area. The pilot kept the plane spooling for a 15 minute fashion show, then taxied to the other (non-pubic) side of the field for parking. Apparantly no static display, unlike the F-22 yesterday, under armed guard.
Some observations: this is not a small aircraft like the F-16. In fact it looks as big as a F-22 (in the air at least), and the cockpit sits pretty high up, F-105 like high. It's also louder than F-22, but about the same as a Super Hornet.
Last edited by Maus92; 23rd Jul 2015 at 04:02.
Reason: clarified "in the air"