LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:
Airmen from the 325th MaintenanceGroup tested load cell technology of F-35A Lightning II aircraft during a weeklong trial at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida -- the first use of the weighing system on the Air Force's newest fighter.
A load cell is positioned under an F-35A Lightning II at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 9, 2025. A load cell is a suitcase-sized device that fits on a tripod jack and is placed under each wing and the nose of an aircraft to get an accurate weight. These load cells, originally created by Lockheed Martin for the F-22 Raptor, are being tested on the F-35A as a smaller, more efficient alternative to the sca...