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LM: F-35B airplane completes first vertical take-off (VIDEO)
Patuxent River, Usa - VTOs are one of the many capabilities required for the fielding an F-35B aircraft
A Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft recently completed the first-ever Vertical Takeoff (VTO) on May 10. VTOs are one of the many capabilities required for the fielding an F-35B aircraft. While not a combat capability, VTOs are required for repositioning of the STOVL in environments where a jet could not perform a short takeoff. In these cases,...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency