That particular picture is a test pitot boom, that one isn’t the production version that the F-35 normally uses. Pitot booms or probes come in many shapes and sizes, here’s one carried on a 737, for comparison. The pitot probes look like little tubes and often you’ll see what looks like a small, swiveling wing in the same area, which would be the angle of attack indicator.
Here I was, thinking you were asking about the Nose Cone and I'm like... *facepalm*
Then I read what KoR said and was like... "Aaah, that pointy thing!" Then I realized, that I thought it was to help reduce the bow shock when breaking the sound barrier, and was like *facepalm at myself* :( lol
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...TIL... :D
Pitot-Tube Used To Measure Plane Velocity By Measuring Flow/Air Velocity
That particular picture is a test pitot boom, that one isn’t the production version that the F-35 normally uses. Pitot booms or probes come in many shapes and sizes, here’s one carried on a 737, for comparison. The pitot probes look like little tubes and often you’ll see what looks like a small, swiveling wing in the same area, which would be the angle of attack indicator.
Here I was, thinking you were asking about the Nose Cone and I'm like... *facepalm*
Then I read what KoR said and was like... "Aaah, that pointy thing!"
Then I realized, that I thought it was to help reduce the bow shock when breaking the sound barrier, and was like *facepalm at myself* :( lol
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...TIL... :D
@KnightOfRen thanks
kor is right for once