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The F-35 Lightning II cockpit does away with most switches and gagues in favor of two 8"x10" advanced LCD touchscreens. With the addition of the Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) to the F-35 system, there is no need for a conventional Heads Up Display (HUD) on the glare shield in the cockpit. [LMTAS photo]
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Constructed of lightweight composites, the new Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) does away with the traditional Heads Up Display (HUD) mounted on the aircraft glare shield and allows the pilot to see relavent symbology even when looking off centerline. [LMTAS photo]
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The F-35 G Suit will be standard across all three variants of the aircraft. [LMTAS photo]
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J.D. Roberts, a Lockheed Martin engineer, inspects the JSF model during a break in aerodynamics load testing in the Propulsion Wind Tunnels 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Engineering Development Center. [USAF photo by David Housch]
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Tim Wright, an ATA craftsman, examines a Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) F-35 model in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel during a model change. The information from this testing, the final entry in a series of tests, will go into a large database to refine and validate the aircraft designs for flight testing and ultimately, production of the CTOL and STOVL F-35 variants. [LMTAS photo]
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A 737-300 aircraft extensively modified by BAE Systems takes of for its maiden flight Jan. 23 at Mojave, California. This aircraft known as the "CAT-Bird", is a flying test bed that replicates the F-35 avionics suite. [LMTAS photo]
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The modified 737-300 known as the "CAT-Bird" is seen here over the Mojave desert on its maiden flight Jan. 23 2007. The aircraft develops and verifies the F-35's capability to collect data from multiple sensors and fuse it into a coherent situational awareness display in a dynamic airborne environment. [LMTAS photo]
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Carey Wofford checks the movement of the vertical stabilizers of an F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter test model at Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., during a model change prior to resuming an aerodynamics test. [USAF photo by Rick Goodfriend]
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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program's Cooperative Avionics Test Bed, or CATB, aircraft lands here March 1, 2007, to perform equipment fit checks. The aircraft is a Boeing 737-300 specially modified to perform mission systems testing for the F-35 program. [Photo by Chad Bellay]
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Jon Beelsey ready to go for the 10th test flight, the first flight with the Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS). [Photo courtesy of Rockwell Collins Inc.]
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SrA Rafael Cratch, right, 46th Maintenance Group munitions load crew specialist, rigs a GBU-12 munition in preparation for a weapon lanyard risk reduction and development test for the F-35 System Development and Demonstration Program. [USAF photo]
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Col. Kevin McElroy, 53rd EWG commander and new commander of the 513th EWS, Lt. Col. Tim Welde, unfurl the squadron flag at the activation ceremony on April 23rd, 2010 at Eglin AFB [USAF photo]
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Maj. Eric Smith, 58th FS assistant operations director, flies the 33rd FW mission rehearsal trainer for the F-35 during a demonstration on May 27th, 2010. The trainer will use state of the art technology to further familiarize students with the Joint Strike Fighter. [USAF photo by Ashley M. Wright]
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Lockheed Martin F-35C with Jeff (SLIM) Knowles Test Pilot at the controls before CF-1's first flight. [Lockheed Martin photo by Tom Harvey]
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Maj. Joseph Bachmann shakes hands with his plane captain Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Smith, of VMFAT-501, after bringing the first Marine F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter to its new home at Eglin AFB. VMFAT-501 received two F-35Bs on January 11th, 2012. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]