F-35B on approach into NAS Fort Worth after a successful first flight on June 11th, 2008. [Photo by Keith Robinson]
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News: F-35B STOVL achieves successful first flight [2008-06-11]
The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II made its first flight with BAE test pilot Graham Tomlinson at the controls from Lockheeds Martin's Fort Worth facility.
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News: Marines move forward with F-35B [2010-03-19]
The Marine Corps moved closer March 18 to adding the Joint Strike Fighter F-35B STOVL (Short Take-Off Vertical Landing) variant to its arsenal. The test plane, BF-1, rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical landing for the first time, confirming its required ability to land in confined areas both ashore and afloat.
Aircraft Database:
F-35 # BF-01
First flight was on June 11th, 2008. First vertical landing of an F-35 was done by this aircraft on March 18th, 2010 by pilot Graham Tomlinson at NAS Patuxent River.
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