P&W F135 Check Out Clears Way for First F-35B tests

Credit: LOCKHEED MARTIN
Lockheed Martin is gearing up to start engine tests on the first F-35 short-takeoff-and-vertical landing version but confirms that the tentative first flight has slid from May to June in the wake of engine issues earlier this year. Clearance for engine tests to begin comes after Pratt & Whitney...

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