Director, office of test and evaluation, 2013 report on Lockheed Martin F-35

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Actual versus Planned Test Metrics through October 2013TEST FLIGHTS

All Testing Flight Sciences Mission SystemsAll Variants F-35B Only F-35A Only F-35C Only

2013 Actual 993 284 226 181 302

2013 Planned 985 287 241 171 286

Di!erence from Planned +0.8% -1.0% -6.2% +5.8% +5.6%

Cumulative Actual 3,601 1,269 963 612 757

Cumulative Planned 3,284 1,127 910 584 663

Di!erence from Planned +9.7% +12.6% +5.8% +4.8% +14.2%

TEST POINTS

All Testing Flight Sciences Mission Systems

All Variants F-35B Only F-35A Only F-35C Only Block 1* Block 2A Block 2B Block 3 Other

2013 Baseline Accomplished 5,464 1,418 1,713 1,032 326 168 461 0 346

2013 Baseline Planned 7,180 1,701 1,836 1,165 1,755 0 723

Di!erence from Planned -23.9% -16.6% -6.7% -11.4% -45.6% -52.1%

Added Points 1,776 178 193 211 1,194 0 0

Points from Future Year Plans 720 320 0 400 0 0 0

Total Points Accomplished** 7,960 1,916 1,906 1,643 2,149 0 346

Cumulative SDD Baseline Actual 26,689 9,356 7,636 5,859 1,166 614 860 0 1,198

Cumulative SDD Baseline Planned 27,075 9,256 7,735 5,564 2,663 0 1,857

Di!erence from Planned -1.4% +1.1% -1.3% +5.3% -0.9% 0.0% -35.5%

Program O"ce Estimated Test Points Remaining 31,218 9,726 6,057 7,493 350 606 3,226 1,739 2,021

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Category Component Problem Design Fix and Test Status Production Cut-In

Structure Auxiliary Air Inlet Door (AAID)

Inadequate life on door locks, excessive wear and fatigue due to the bu!et environment, inadequate seal design.

New designed doors are being installed on low-rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft as part of the ongoing modi"cation plan; "ve completed through the end of September. Fatigue testing started in November 2012 and has completed just over 6 percent of the planned two lifetimes of testing as of end of September.

BF-38 LRIP 62014

Propulsion Drive Shaft

Lift fan drive shaft undergoing a second redesign. Original design was inadequate due to shaft stretch requirements to accommodate thermal growth, tolerances, and maneuver de$ections. First redesign failed quali"cation testing.

New design of the drive shaft will begin quali"cation testing in December. Full envelope requirements are currently being met on production aircraft with an interim design solution using spacers to lengthen the early production drive shaft.

BF-50 LRIP 82016

Propulsion ClutchLift fan clutch has experienced higher than expected drag heating during conventional (up and away) $ight during early testing.

New clutch plate design, with more heat-tolerant material, is complete. Clutch plates are being thinned on LRIP 5 and 6 aircraft, at the expense of reduced life (engagements) to the clutch, to prevent drag heating.

BF-44 LRIP 72015

Propulsion Roll Post Nozzle Actuator

Roll post nozzle bay temperatures exceed current actuator capability; insulation is needed to prevent possible actuator failure during vertical lift operations.

Insulation between the roll post nozzle bay and the actuators is being installed in pre-LRIP 7 aircraft to allow unrestricted operations; however, the actuators must be replaced at 1,000-hour intervals. New actuators will be installed in LRIP 7 aircraft and beyond, removing the requirements for the insulation and extending the service life to 4,000 hours.

BF-44 LRIP 72015

Propulsion Bleed Air Leak Detectors

Nuisance overheat warnings to the pilot are generated because of poor temperature sensitivity of the sensors; overheats are designed to be triggered at 460 degrees F, but have been annunciated as low as 340 degrees F.

More stringent acceptance test procedures are in place, requiring the sensors to be more accurate. Maintenance personnel are checking the detectors on pre-LRIP 5 aircraft, and replacing them in accordance with directives, if necessary.

BF-35 LRIP 52014

Propulsion

Aux Air Inlet Door Aft down-lock seal doors (aka "saloon

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Doors are spring-loaded to the closed position and designed as overlapping doors with a 0.5- inch gap. The gap induces air $ow disturbance and make the doors prone to damage and out-of-sequence closing. Damage observed on $ight test aircraft.

Springs are being limited to 4,000 hours or half the planned lifetime. Program continues to investigate whether a new design to the doors is required.

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F-35A1 4,404 4,045 91.9% 81%

F-35B1 5,314 4,766 89.7% 76%

F-35C1 4,514 3,357 74.4% 55%

Propulsion 2,892 2,861 98.9% 94%

SE 2,241 489 21.8% 13%

SLO 1,362 291 21.3% 3%

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