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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
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency