F-35 Will Use Unique Flight Control System

Credit: LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS PHOTOS
Lockheed Martin is conducting aggressive tests of a new electric-based control-surface actuation system in preparation for the F-35A's first flight scheduled in August 2006. The F-35A's flight control system--the first of its kind to be installed in a U.S. fighter aircraft--utilizes an...

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