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LM: F-35B (BF-2) aircraft flies supersonic

Patuxent River, Usa - The aircraft will enter service for the Marines, UK RAF and Royal Navy and the Italian Air Force and Navy

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time in the last days, achieving a significant milestone. The aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.07 (727 miles per hour) on the first in a long series of planned supersonic flights. The F-35B will enter service for the Marines, the United Kingdom's Royal Air...

fra/pec - 1118289
Rome, Italy, 06/16/2010 17:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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