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LM: F-35 JSF airplane succeeds in first vertical landing (Video)
Patuxent River, Usa - It is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine
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. F-35 Lead STOVL Pilot Graham Tomlinson performed an 80-knot (93 miles per hour) short takeoff from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., at 1:09 p.m. EDT. About 13...
fra/pec - 1115665
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency