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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]

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]

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...

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...
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Jon Beelsey ready to go for the 10th test flight, the first fligh 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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F-35 mockup, tail close-up. Aviation Nation 2003. [Photo by Jose "O.T." Ontiveros]

Joint Strike Fighter mockup [EOTS]

F-35 mockup with open weapons bay. Aviation Nation 2003. [Photo by Jose "O.T." Ontiveros]