F-35B Vertical Tests Pave Way For Shipboard Trial

Credit: Lockheed Martin
As Lockheed Martin readies for the imminent start of shipboard trials with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, test pilots have given high marks to the jet's vertical-landing handling characteristics, though they caution that more work is needed to mitigate the effects of hot gas reingestion. Test...

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