F-35A Nears First Flight

Credit: RANDY CRITES/LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS CO.
The initial flight of the first production Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, scheduled for December, will launch an intense, six-year, 12,000-hr. test phase due to end in late in 2012. The flight may help quell concerns from international partners about program delays and cost...

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