F-35 Completes Max Alpha Tests

The U.S. Air Force has conducted maximum angle-of-attack testing of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, successfully recovering the aircraft from extreme attitudes and upsets. The flights, conducted at Edwards AFB, Calif., followed the completion of oil starvation tests on a Pratt & Whitney F135 engine...

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