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STOVL flight tests begin for the F-35B

Patuxent River NAS, USA - Turbine engaged for the first time

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 yesterday. The successful test is the first in a series of planned STOVL-mode flights that will include short takeoffs, hovers and vertical landings. The aircraft is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney F135 engine driving a Rolls-Royce LiftFan....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1113320
Rome, Italy, 01/08/2010 11:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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