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will it fly today or not?
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Fog has lifted but now the FAA has to clear the commericial backlog. Looks like after noon CST.
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Pilot is in the cockpit going over the checklist. Ladder has been moved away. It will happen within the hour.
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The first F-35 Lightning II flew for the first time on Friday, Dec. 15. The plane is shown taking off from Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas.

The first F-35 Lightning II flew for the first time on Friday, Dec. 15. The plane is shown climbing out shortly after takeoff from Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas.

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She's up at 12:44 CST!! Yay!

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It's up and beautiful. I will be posting pics in just a second at: http://www.accuconference.com/f35.html



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She had a hell of a roar to her when she took off. It was awesome baby!
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dmackenzie1,

You have an awesome photo perch!!

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Whoot!! Nice Job Fellows Cheers
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She has landed, after only 35 minutes! Jon ran the test cards quickly...and I bet there are a lot of people at Lockheed who are breathing a lot easier now!!

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So it was complete not cut short? That's a relief...
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First flight / soaking is complete!! whohaa!!! Bloody Marvelous!!! Not Worthy
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Smithsguy wrote:
So it was complete not cut short? That's a relief...


The press is already spinning it as a failure, saying that the jet landed "early," 35-min. into a planned hour-long flight, with LM not providing any explanations for the change in plans.
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