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On February 16th, 2012 the first external weapons test mission was flown by an F-35A, AF-1, CTOL aircraft at Edwards AFB. [Lockheed Martin photo by Paul Weatherman]
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On February 16th, 2012 the first external weapons test mission was flown by an F-35A, AF-1 Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at Edwards AFB. [Lockheed Martin photo by Paul Weatherman]
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BF1-4/CF1-2 F-35 test aircraft at NAS Patuxent River seen together on taxiway Echo adjacent to hangar 2133 on February 18th, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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BF1-4/CF1-2 F-35 test aircraft at NAS Patuxent River seen together on taxiway Echo adjacent to hangar 2133 on February 18th, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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F-35B test aircraft BF-03 flown by Maj Richard Rusnok shows the weapon bay doors open exposing the GBU-32s on flight 182 on March 1st, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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F-35A AF-4 successfully received fuel from an Air Force KC-135 tanker through the F-35’s boom receptacle. [Lockheed Martin photo by Matthew Short]
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The first F-35 night refueling mission with F-35A AF-04 happened on March 22nd, 2012 at Edwards AFB. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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The first F-35 night refueling mission with F-35A AF-04 happened on March 22nd, 2012 at Edwards AFB. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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The first F-35 night refueling mission with F-35A AF-04 happaned on March 22nd, 2012 at Edwards AFB. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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CF-01 (Flt 134) and CF-02 (Flt 88 ) formation take offs and landings. [Lockheed Martin photo by Mike Jackson & Arnel Parker].
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CF-01 flight 134/CF-02 flight 88. First C-model formation flight with Lt. Col. Matt Taylor as the pilot of CF-02 and CDR Eric Buus as the pilot of CF-01 on April 18th, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe]
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For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II (CF-01 & CF-02) carrier variant test aircraft launch together and conduct formation flying at NAS Patuxent River on April 18th, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe]
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For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II (CF-01 & CF-02) carrier variant test aircraft launch together and conduct formation flying at NAS Patuxent River on April 18th, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe]
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Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II AF-04 flown by LtCol George 'Boxer' Schwartz completed the program's first in-flight refuelling mission while configured with external weapons at Edwards AFB on April 21st, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo by Tom Reynolds]
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Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II AF-04 flown by LtCol George 'Boxer' Schwartz completed the program's first in-flight refuelling mission while configured with external weapons at Edwards AFB on April 21st, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo by Tom Reynolds]
