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The production of the STOVL version of the F-35 started

Washington, USA - Some criticism would have anyway been addressed to the choice for favouring the competition between two solutions for the engine

Pentagon would have recently provided a green light for the production stage of the STOVL (Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the new light multirole stealth fighter designed by Lockheed Martin. The United States' Government schedules to begin the production in 2005 also for this version, what will make possible the performance of the maiden flight for...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 107411
Rome, Italy, 11/11/2004 17:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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