Pictures of test flight #12
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honkhntr wrote:North wind, great lighting... and the F-35!!!
Nics pics. BTW, first flight for Jeff Knowles, the second-ever F-35 pilot...
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Very nice pic's. Is it me or does it look as if his rearward visibility isn't too great?
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Purplehaze wrote:Very nice pic's. Is it me or does it look as if his rearward visibility isn't too great?
It looks like any other modern fighter where looking back around the seat headrest is the limiting factor, not the rear canopy lines.
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I don't think it's bubble is anywhere near as big as a 16.
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Lightndattic wrote:Purplehaze wrote:Very nice pic's. Is it me or does it look as if his rearward visibility isn't too great?
It looks like any other modern fighter where looking back around the seat headrest is the limiting factor, not the rear canopy lines.
The AF-1 and all the F-series F-35s are supposed to have a re-lofted upper contour of the fuselage. It is supposed to be more "rounded" and less "peaky". I haven't see the AF-1 and I don't know exactly how the rather ambiguous descriptions will play out. But the upper contours may be a little different, which may affect the rear canopy lines a little.
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Lieven wrote:Was that test flight number 10 or did I already miss a few?
I thought the pictures were from Wednesday, April 11, which was Flight 12 and was Jeff's first flight.
Jon was back in the cockpit for Flight 13, on Thursday the 12th, and performed the first touch-and-go landing.
Flight 11 was back on April 5, with Flight 10 the day before.
Flight 14 is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday the 17th - currently planning on a very early (8:00 am) takeoff.
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Raptor_claw wrote:Flight 14 is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday the 17th - currently planning on a very early (8:00 am) takeoff.
Update: Schedule has slipped a day due to the weather forecast. No flight Tues. Next flight currently planned for Wednesday, still shooting for early takeoff. Also, if everything goes right, they are hoping to turn the a/c and fly a second mission Wed afternoon.
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Raptor_claw wrote:Lieven wrote:Was that test flight number 10 or did I already miss a few?
I thought the pictures were from Wednesday, April 11, which was Flight 12 and was Jeff's first flight.
Jon was back in the cockpit for Flight 13, on Thursday the 12th, and performed the first touch-and-go landing.
Flight 11 was back on April 5, with Flight 10 the day before.
Flight 14 is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday the 17th - currently planning on a very early (8:00 am) takeoff.
My pics were from Wed. April 11 so I gues it was flight 12... Sorry for the confusion...
Thanks for the update on the schedule.
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