Stovl F-35B Hover Tests Set For April

Credit: JAY MILLER
Lockheed Martin plans to start tethered hover pit tests of the first F-35B Stovl (short takeoff and vertical landing) version in April, prior to first flight in May, but says full-scale hover flights remain at least a year away. The F-35B Joint Strike Fighter will be used by the U.S. Marines to...

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