FSD Aircraft



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    The F-35 prototype takes off on it's first flight from NAS Fort Worth on December 15th, 2006. [Photo by Keith Robinson]
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    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. [LMTAS Photo by Tom Harvey]
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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. [LMTAS photo by Neal Chapman]
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    The F-35 Lightning II during high speed taxi tests on Dec 12th [Photo by Zane Adams]
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    The F-35 Lightning II during high speed taxi tests on Dec 12th [Photo by Zane Adams]
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    The F-35 Lightning II on short finals after its 35 minutes lasting first flight. An Edwards AFB F-16B chase plane is keeping an eye on him. [Photo by Dipstick]
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    Initial flight of the F-35 Lightning II on Dec. 15, 2006 over Fort Worth, Texas. [LMTAS photo by David Drais]
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    Initial flight of the F-35 Lightning II on Dec. 15, 2006 over Fort Worth, Texas. [LMTAS photo by David Drais]
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    Initial flight of the F-35 Lightning II on Dec. 15, 2006 over Fort Worth, Texas. [LMTAS photo by David Drais]
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    Initial flight of the F-35 Lightning II on Dec. 15, 2006 over Fort Worth, Texas. [LMTAS photo by David Drais]
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    The F-35 Lightning II cruises over North Texas at 20,000 feet on Monday, Jan. 8. F-35 Chief Test Pilot Jon Beesley described the aircraft as "dazzling" as he put it through a battery of handling and propulsion tests on its second flight. [LMTAS photo]
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    [LMTAS photo]
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    [LMTAS photo]
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    [LMTAS photo]
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    F-35 AA-1 engine tests at the start of the System Development and Demonstration phase [LMTAS photo]