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May 18, 2010 - Two
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters flew nonstop from
their final-assembly site in
U.S. Air Force
Test Pilot Lt. Col. Hank "Hog" Griffiths and Lockheed Martin Chief Test
Pilot Jon Beesley flew the jets, known as AF-1 and AF-2, nonstop in the
first multi-ship, long-range F-35 flight.
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"Through rigorous
flight testing we are developing dominant and lethal 5th generation
fighter capability for
"This historic
moment at Edwards Air Force Base begins the planned expansion of F-35
flight test to a third permanent operating location. Lockheed Martin
F-35A flight testing is a highly integrated partnership with the United
States Air Force."
Three F-35s are
currently undergoing flight trials at
The F-35A
conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant – designed to meet U.S.
Air Force requirements – is also the primary export version of the
Lightning II. The air forces of |
F-35 test aircraft
are supported by the F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS)
and managed by the Lockheed Martin F-35 Sustainment Operations Center in
The F-35 Lightning
II is a 5th generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter
speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled
operations, advanced sustainment, and lower operational and support
costs. Lockheed Martin is developing the F-35 with its principal
industrial partners, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. Two separate,
interchangeable F-35 engines are under development: the Pratt & Whitney
F135 and the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team F136. |
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