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Marines move forward with F-35B
The F-35B with a full load of external weapons, including the 25mm gun pod. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Mar 19, 2010 - 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. [Read more...]
F-35 completes first vertical landing
BF-1 lands vertically for the first time on its 42nd flight held on March 18th, 2010 at NAS Patuxent River. The pilot was Graham Tomlinson. [Lockheed Martin photo by Damien A. Guarnieri]
Mar 18, 2010 - A supersonic Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical landing today for the first time, confirming its required ability to land in confined areas both ashore and afloat. [Read more...]
F-35B demonstrates first hover and short takeoff
USMC F-34B BF-01 during flight 41 on March 17th, 2010. Hover, slow landings and STO performed by pilot Graham Tomlinson. [Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe]
Mar 17, 2010 - The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter demonstrated the capability to hover today during a test flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. [Read more...]
F-35B does 40-knot flight and four slow landings in one day
The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter passes overhead at 40 knots (46 mph) prior to a slow landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Wednesday, March 10th. The flight was one of the last missions before the aircraft's first vertical landing and confirmed the jet's power and controllability at very low speeds. F-35 Lead STOVL pilot Graham Tomlinson was at the controls for Wednesday's flight. [USNavy photo by Randy Hepp]
Mar 11, 2010 - It was a good day of flying at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, as two F-35B jets took to the skies no less than six times on Wednesday, March 10. [Read more...]
33rd FW 'measures' up with milestone
Navy Capt. Mike Saunders, 33rd OG deputy commander, tries on the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter helmet after getting measured for the new flight suit. The new pilot equipment includes everything from underwear to cold weather outer gear to anti-G garments. [USAF photo by A1C. Anthony Jennings]
Feb 26, 2010 - The 33rd Fighter Wing marked another milestone as pilots received measurements for the first F-35 pilot equipment on February 25. [Read more...]
Fifth F-35 airborne
BF-3, the third Lockheed Martin F-35B STOVL jet to enter flight testing, makes its final approach to Naval Air Station Fort Worth following a one-hour first flight on Feb. 2, 2010. F-35 Chief Test Pilot Jon Beesley said afterwards, "The flawless performance of this aircraft on this first flight is a great testimony to the BF-3 team." [Lockheed Martin photo]
Feb 03, 2010 - A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter today became the fifth F-35 to begin flight operations. [Read more...]
First U.K. service pilot flies F-35
Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Steve Long takes off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., in an F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter on January 26th. The flight marked the first time an active-duty service pilot from the United Kingdom had flown an F-35. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Jan 27, 2010 - A Royal Air Force officer on Tuesday became the first active-duty service pilot from the United Kingdom to take to the skies in a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. [Read more...]
F-35B begins in-flight STOVL operations
USMC BF-01 Initial Transition flight at NAS Patuxent River, MD. Mr. Graham Tomlinson is the Test Pilot. First time the STOVL lift system (MODE 4) has been engaged in flight. [LM photo by Andy Wolfe]
Jan 08, 2010 - The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter engaged its STOVL propulsion system in flight for the first time today. [Read more...]
Second F-35B arrives at NAS Patuxent River
The second F-35B Lightning II (BF-2) short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter arrived today at NAS Patuxent River. [LM photo]
Dec 29, 2009 - The second Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter arrived today at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. [Read more...]
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter critics fail history
F-35B - STOVL
Dec 28, 2009 - Criticising the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program isn’t especially useful if the people doing it are just flat wrong in their assumptions. Take for instance an article penned by Winslow T. Wheeler and Pierre M. Sprey in the  The Huffington Post called, “A Tale of Two Pigs”. [Read more...]
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