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Off angle view of the ground vibration test setup. [LMTAS photo]
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Rear view of the ground vibration test setup. [LMTAS photo]
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Wide view of the ground vibration test setup. [LMTAS photo]
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The horizontal tails on F-35 AA-1 are guided into place. [LMTAS photo]
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The horizontal tails on F-35 AA-1 are lowered into place by crane. [LMTAS photo]
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The weapons bay doors for F-35 AA-1 are installed. [LMTAS photo]
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The vertical tails on F-35 AA-1 are finally free of their attachment to the crane. [LMTAS photo]
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The left vertical tail is attached and ready to be released from the crane. [LMTAS photo]
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Final alignment of the left vertical tail. [LMTAS photo]
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The vertical tails, made by BAE systems, are lowered into place one at a time. [LMTAS photo]
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Aft view of F-35 AA-1 as it nears full assembly. [LMTAS photo]
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Forward view of F-35 AA-1 as it nears full assembly. [LMTAS photo]
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Aft view of the aft fuselage of F-35 AA-1 without its engine. [LMTAS photo]
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Landing gear is installed for the first time on F-35 AA-1. [LMTAS photo]
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The first completed F-35 fuselage center section at the Northrop-Grumman facility awaiting shipping to Ft. Worth, TX for mating with the rest of F-35 AA-1. [Northrop-Grumman photo]