US Testing F-35 Monstrously Powerful Gatling Gun During Ground Trial

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the F-35 Lightning II and the powerful 25mm Gatling gun it carries internally.
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[@KC_Smooth]

Very cool. It always makes me nervous seeing that covering flap only inches away from rounds being fired.

[@samvelsimonyan7375]

❤ФАНТАСТИКА !!! ИДЕАЛЬНОЕ СОЧЕТАНИЕ= МОЩЬ - И ИДЕАЛЬНАЯ КРАСОТА !!! F-35 - это нечто из области - фантастики !!!

[@kimchi2780]

Ну да, это искусство!

[@carloscuegarcia9600]

¡¡UAU,QUE BRUTALIDAD!!

[@ScorpoSangs-ud2os]

My favorite F35 ,I'm in love with it

[@DEG01]

They said I can't comment for a day. But yet here I am. 😊

[@erkmejia3320]

😮

[@erkmejia3320]

Hi

[@erkmejia3320]

U the best

[@DEG01]

VOTE FOR ME DONALD RUMP!!!!! RUMP 2024 BAAAABY.. OOOOHYEAH!

[@firebpm4977]

Monsterously powerful, for a whopping 3.6 seconds. The thing carrys 182 rounds.... Three one second bursts and a bye bye strafe

[@TomKristiansen]

2:47 The canopy does not move away. the pilot is ejected through the canopy

[@TypeRyRy]

That's cute... Now show the F-35 with the 25mm Gatling pod underneath. 😮‍💨

[@-Ale.F-]

Que hermoso avión.

[@제임스알렉산드라패릭]

역시 👍 최강대국 미국 🇺🇸 USA ~

[@kailashsingh9737]

Very beautiful sweet landing hi sir

[@rdaalsmawe7511]

أمريكا نفذ صبرها من تفوق روسيا

[@edwardhunter3647]

Thanks,I am coming soon.

[@cemongajah5507]

Bravo I got a good lock . Firing ( Scratch four )

[@Blazen747]

That’s pretty cool stuff 😊

[@DEG01]

Eaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhh?

[@GarthVonMaraner]

That very sharp "beak" of the F-35 is just so good to look at.

[@rickyarg5298]

Ahora no rompe el fuselaje?????

[@erichetherington9899]

STOL rocks! so cool

[@1XX1]

YEP. Good for three seconds of shooting. Better make it count!

[@winstonpoplin]

Thats how most all machine guns have been in fighter planes throughout history. When firing rounds that fast you burn through hundreds in a few seconds, and can only carry so many rounds of each type with you.

[@tracywhite9400]

working fine too me

[@bundeswehr1131]

These days it's really hard to see USAF service members wearing ABM uniform. Multicam is too common among U.S. ally nation military.

[@DEG01]

Yeah what you said I also say too. 🫡

[@CrisDFF30917]

I hope I can live long enough to see those real super aircrafts that the US might have under secret.

[@oahuhawaii2141]

Interesting video, but I need more warheads on foreheads footage.

[@mrVincenzo5452]

Stop to war, to wars in the world.

[@justaguy4real]

Clearly prepared practice flights is one thing, but what about if in real time hot scenario sprints to jets for scrambles but no time to peepee or poopoo before take off but then gotta do the 1 or do the 2 in fight? How's that work? Party in pants time?? Or is there a solution for that, bc they already have super long flight times.

[@gustavore968]

in americano from Buenos Aires

[@christophermaurer318]

F-35 as a close air support weapon makes me very uneasy. They are so expensive that you know there will never be enough built to do both air superiority and ground support missions at the same time, and when push comes to shove the Air Force will choose air superiority every time. So in times past we had different tools to do both, but now with one tool to do both I'm afraid the troops on the ground will be doing without when tough choices need to be made, and that might not always be the best choice for the big picture.

[@oahuhawaii2141]

Consider that there are 3 F-35 variants for the roles of the Air Force, Marines, and Navy. The Air Force will use its F-35As to fulfill its job in a battle, much like the Navy will use its F-35C.

[@Sinaunangpanahon]

Lol, I didn't know F-35 can dog fight

[@chrisborey1734]

I guess they do just in case. Meanwhile the A-10 can help.

[@orientalcaesar]

The addition of armament was based on the pilot's request, not the aircraft's design (emphasis on its stealth capabilities) because the US military doctrine changed and did not adhere to the dogfight era even though the F-35 aircraft had multiroll capabilities and air superiority.

[@oahuhawaii2141]

The F-35 isn't intended to be a fighter. It operates in Beyond Visual Range to accomplish its goals.

[@simonm1528]

Im no engineer, but wouldn't it be better for the cockpit to open the other way to have the airspeed rip the canopy off and away from you if you need to eject?

[@제임스알렉산드라패릭]

제트기 1층 조정 운전을 하고 ,2층은 4명이 탑재 ,즉 4명이서 십자가 ✝️ 형태로 앉아서 공격을 한다 ,2층은 4명이서 공격 타격 을 한다 ,그러면 ,공격 타격 하기가 쉽다 ~

[@jkn4088]

I'm not sure why they are trying to "sell" this gun to the public. But it is a 25mm gun with only 220 rounds. I hope for guys on the ground sake that it is computer controlled for accuracy. The F35 will not be flying low and slow over the battlefield like the A-10.

[@jaysartori9032]

Cool someday we're shoot laser beams?

[@katherineberger6329]

Hello, my name is BRRRRRRRRT

[@hasimdebing6991]

Wow

[@chiburu_uchinanchu]

only 220 rounds? thats not alot

[@chrisbraswell8864]

If that is the same as a 25mm Bushmaster that is a Tank buster and anything else that needs busting.

[@제임스알렉산드라패릭]

제트기 를 2층을 만든다면은 ~

[@戦闘機乗りの提督]

あれ?サムネの機体って海兵隊に採用されてるB型だよね、確かB型は海軍のC型と同じガンポッドだったはず

[@williamroberts6803]

It can’t fire 3000 rounds per minute because it only has 182 rounds in it. Most it can fire in one minute is 182.

[@bobthompson4319]

Thats why its called rate of fire. And why guns also have sustained rate of fire listed with them. Rate of fire is theoretical and sustained rate of fire it is capable of as long as it has ammo. Make sense?

[@peterszar]

I'm not an engineer, but having a forward or front hinged canopy doesn't quite fit into my logic, if it supposedly allows for a safer ejection. First, wouldn't the force of wind in a forward flight tend to push the canopy back down onto the pilot? Unless the aircraft is flying backward, then it makes sense, ha ha. Pilot safety just doesn't seem to be the reason the canopy is hinged like that.

[@TheWildcard4542000]

Im sure they thought of that... My guess is, it has explosive bolts on the front hinge that blow it backwards in case they have to eject.

[@mharder79]

The canopy glass has explosive lines in it to blow the canopy away from the jet.

[@Mediocre_JT]

Yeah I was thinking about that, but the entire glass is probably ejected with the pilot.

[@jachconi]

The pilot seat has rocket’s attached the propel the occupant up and away from the fuselage and canopy.

[@thierrymamin8339]

On parle bien du canon qui était monté de travers jusqu à récemment ? De celui qui produit des fissures si on tire un peu trop ? Ca ne m imressionne pas

[@wizardlvl5124]

So it's still a harrier using the rolls Royce lift system. Can't beat Brits engineering. It's a joint built aircraft.

[@JasonX2]

Sounds like me "fuelling the loo" after a night on the pints and curry 😅

[@hikmetse]

Halen Türk bayrağı var üzerinde fakat neden vermediğinizi anlamış değilim.çok gülünc bir durum.

[@jesusalfredosegurabalandra2468]

No soy experto en diseño de aviones pero esa forma que tiene este avión no es nada aerodinámica lo evisto como maniobra y es muy lento acomparacion de los aviones rusos

[@lokodehortaleza]

En 109 años de historia del combate aéreo, el factor dominante en la inmensa mayoría de victorias no ha sido la maniobrabilidad, ni la velocidad, ni si llevas 2 misiles más o menos que el contrario, lo más importante es la conciencia situacional. La mayoría de veces te mata un enemigo que no has visto venir. El F-35 proporciona a su piloto y al conjunto de fuerzas aliadas la máxima conciencia situacional, mediante la más formidable colección de sensores jamás instalada en un caza, mediante enlaces de datos furtivos, y mediante el sistema de fusión de sensores. Al mismo tiempo, le niega al enemigo la conciencia situacional mediante el diseño furtivo y las capacidades sin precedentes de guerra electrónica. Buena suerte haciendo piruetas de exhibición frente a misiles disparados por aviones que eres incapaz de detectar.

[@firestarter4162]

Exacto, no eres experto en diseño de aviones, por tanto lo que pienses no es la realidad.

[@kevinkatz7027]

It's a shame you actually didn't show any of that...

[@AngelGonzalez-rc6ys]

Una super arma en un avion de papel, mala decisión, el avión mas caro en su tipo que no aguanta mach 1

[@cemongajah5507]

TOPGUN : Maverick

[@จักรีคุ้มแก้วเจ้าเบว]

👍👍👍

[@benjaminvazquez4471]

Este avioncito no es NADA , en Mexico tenemos una base secreta . No les digo donde porque es secreta. Solo quiero informarles que tenemos los XL3 invicibles , llamados pit bull. hay en promedio 2800 unidades nomas de este tipo. Alcanza un mach de 40 , orgullosamente Mexicano. hablar mas de el es dar demasiadas pistas. Asi que nomas tantienle...

[@darell5130]

What happened to the video the screen turned black.

[@dl6519]

The cannon on the F-35A makes ZERO sense to me. The F-35 is NOT a dogfighter and NOT a close air support aircraft in the sense of approaching ground targets at an altitude and speed conducive to a few seconds of accurate strafing. Seems to me the Navy and Marine Corps made the correct decision to opt for more fuel rather than this useless internal gun.

[@wataril8448]

Look history with the F4 phantom …

[@eneabenezzi5594]

L'industria militare privata perderà sempre.

[@eneabenezzi5594]

E un catorcio

[@ibelieveitcauseiseentit9630]

The us military is so high tech they can't even figure out a way to reduce wind noise when making a film.

[@60CAL]

F-35 warthog 😂

[@ryankc3631]

Cute little brrrrt - A-10

[@kimchi2780]

Fat Amy has grown on me over time.

[@LinhPham-oy6wn]

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[@KimmelSlavko]

This ain't russian trash !

[@missrussia7804]

🇺🇦🇺🇲🇺🇦🇺🇲🇺🇦🇺🇲

[@carlosnuckols8470]

200 rounds ain’t shit compared to the A-10

[@davewickizer4506]

Found support a-10 is the master. Bomb ya and the 30mm you next pass if they are still a threat to your guys on the ground

[@stormjet814]

Oh fuck here comes a SAM

[@simonghostriley2531]

F111a Aardvark is the master of ground support. A10 is a bloody wannabe while the F111a is the true tank buster.

[@joseairtes4607]

🤜🤛👻💥🙈👏

[@عليتايم-ب4ك]

🇺🇲😥

[@miguelsuarez8010]

Sounds like a fart....

[@scgrigsby]

Please I don't want to vomit. A 25mm with extremely limited ammo firing at the rate given is a sick joke and only proves the 35 was built for alleged air superiority w/o the slightest concern for the Air to Mud mission correctly referred to as Close Air Support. If you doubt me then do your research on how since Day 1 of the A-10 being the USAF has treated the A-10 and the CAS Mission. Before you yell at me I am not talking about the pilots but about the USAF Management, Career Advancement, and it's Institutional Mind Set.

[@craigcruz8206]

Meh they have the Apache for air to mud support. IMO these new gen aircraft are for taking out the air defences/fortifications

[@simonghostriley2531]

There are other aircraft specifically designed for air to ground combat. The F35 CAN do air to ground but is not specifically built for it. Jack of all trades, master of none, the Swiss-army knife of aircraft.

[@govnaT-s1z]

all the billions spend on this just to leave the people in the states struggling

[@AA-xo9uw]

You sound like Judas Iscariot whining about the cost of spikenard.

[@lionkingmax5247]

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[@ernosaogojambi9529]

Lol

[@davidperez9442]

Despues de una ronda de esas en combate real solo veremos al enemigo caer a tierra en forma de carne picada y pedazos de avion cayendo como un lluvia de lo que fue un avion y su piloto, sin duda una mquina del mal !!! 💀😎💀✈😎👍✈💀😎👍👏👍✈💀😎👍✈👍👏👍🙋💀🙋💀👏💀✈💀😎👍

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