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AF-03 in the anechoic test chamber at Fort Worth. Tests included operating the APG-81 radar, the electronic warfare system, the tactical air navigation system, the identification friend or foe system and the radar altimeter. [Lockheed Martin photo by Jack Noble]
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AF-03 in the anechoic test chamber at Fort Worth. Tests included operating the APG-81 radar, the electronic warfare system, the tactical air navigation system, the identification friend or foe system and the radar altimeter. [Lockheed Martin photo by Jack Noble]
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CF-1 comes in for a landing at NAS JRB Fort Worth after its seventeenth flight. The 1.8-hour mission, flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot David Nelson, included air worthiness flying qualities testing. [Lockheed Martin photo by Carl Richards]
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Pilot Jon Beesley pilots CF-01 on its 15th flight on October 21st, its return to flight with the new paint finish. [Lockheed Martin photo by David Drais]
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Pilot Jon Beesley pilots CF-01 on its 15th flight on October 21st, its return to flight with the new paint finish. [Lockheed Martin photo by David Drais]
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CF-01 displays its underside on its 15th flight on October 21st. Pilot was Jon Beesley. [Lockheed Martin photo by David Drais]
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The first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, the USN's first stealth fighter, arrived at NAS Patuxent River on Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at 2:37 pm. The aircraft, piloted by David 'Doc' Nelson, departed NAS Fort Worth JRB and achieved successful air refuels at a maximum load of 19,800 pounds during the flight. [Lockheed Martin photo by David Drais]
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Lockheed Martin test pilot David Nelson is at the controls as the first F-35C lands at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, on November 6th, 2010 after its ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas. [Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe]
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BF-04 lifts off on its 24th flight on November 6th, 2010. Pilot was Lt.Col. Matt Taylor. [Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe]
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Lt. Col. Fred Schenk is at the controls of F-35B BF-01 and Lt. Col. Matt Taylor of BF-03 for the first formation flight of two F-35Bs. The formation was flown on the seventy-seventh flight of BF-1 and the sixty-fourth flight of BF-03 on November 10th, 2010 from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. [Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe]
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BF-04 Flight 16. Lt. Col. Matt Taylor flying on July 17th, 2010. [Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe]
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F-35A AF-3 takes off on its seventh flight on December 2nd, 2010 with Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the controls. The aircraft is the first fully low-observable compliant F-35. [Photo by Carl Richards]
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F-35A AF-03 comes in for a landing after its eighth flight on December 9th, 2010 with Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the controls. The 2.5-hour flight at NAS Fort Worth was an endurance flight in preparation for a ferry flight from Fort Worth to Edwards AFB, California. [Lockheed Martin photo by Carl Richards]
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AF-03 receives fuel during its ferry flight to Edwards AFB on December 11th, 2010. Pilot was Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill 'Gigs' Gigliotti. [Lockheed Martin photo by Liz Kaszynski]
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AF-03, the newest Joint Strike Fighter to land at Edwards, arrived from Fort Worth, Texas for test and evaluation on December 11th, 2010. Equipped with avionics and sensors, the new F-35 Lighting II is the first mission-systems aircraft of the fleet. It joins AF-01 and AF-02, which arrived at Edwards in May. Test flights of AF-03 commenced on December 13th. [USAF photo by Edward Cannon]
