F-35B Ready to Begin Stovl Testing

Credit: LOCKHEED MARTIN
Tied down over the hover pit, doors open and nozzles deployed, the Joint Strike Fighter is entering its most challenging phase of testing. Over the month ahead, Lockheed Martin will fully exercise the propulsion system in powered-lift mode to clear the F-35B to begin short-takeoff-and-vertical...

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