LIGHTNING UP THE NIGHT: Night vision view of F-35C Lightning II test aircraft
NAVAIR An F-35C Lightning II, on a nighttime test flight, cuts through the skies over the Atlantic Test Ranges Jan. 23. Marine Corps test pilot…
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F-35C Completes First In-Flight Dual Refueling
Lockheed Martin For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft refueled together with a Lockheed Martin KC-130 Hercules in…
First night takeoff for the F-35C
Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matt Taylor ascends in F-35C test aircraft CF-2 June 13. The flight was the first night takeoff for the…
Milestone test flight for the F-35C
Cmdr. Eric Buus brings F-35C Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-3 in for a landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., May 29. The…
US Navy Newest Squadron Prepares for New F-35 Fighters
EGLIN AFB, Fla. (NNS) — Navy personnel are busy preparing to teach the next generation of Sailors how to work with and fly the newest…
F-35C completes initial catapult testing
F-35 integrated test force personnel and F-35C test aircraft CF-3 returned to NAS Patuxent River last week after completing two major catapult test events. Starting…
F-35C completes jet blast deflector testing
The F-35C is another step closer to initial ship trials on an aircraft carrier at sea. The F-35 integrated test force completed jet blast deflector…
Catapult launches F-35C for the first time
The F-35C completed its first steam catapult launch July 27 marking another milestone toward initial ship trials in 2013. Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch and…
F-35C test aircraft validates catapult launch connections
Navy test pilot Cmdr. Eric “Magic†Buus brings F-35C test aircraft CF-3 into launch position on a test catapult July 19. The test demonstrated proper…
F-35C starts carrier suitability testing
Flown by test pilot Lt. Cmdr. Eric “Magic” Buus, F-35C test aircraft CF-2 lands at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey June 25. CF-2 and…
Third F-35C test aircraft arrives at Patuxent River
F-35C test aircraft CF-3 flies over its new home at Naval Air Station Patuxent River during its ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas, June 2….
F-35C test aircraft exceed test and evaluation goals
Test aircraft for the carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have exceeded test and evaluation program goals this year. As of May 11,…
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