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Lockheed Martin: F-35A airplane achieves maximum high AOA limit (VIDEO)
Edwards AF Base, Usa - The test will continue for several months
An F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft rapidly expanded its high angle of attack (AOA) test envelope to its 50 degree limit in only four flights during recent flight testing. F-35A test aircraft are limited to AOAs of 20 degrees until their controllability is proven at a higher AOA limit of 50 degrees. The ability to rapidly progress to the maximum AOA indicates...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency