F-35B Engages Stovl Mode
The short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing F-35B engaged its lift system in flight for the first time on Jan. 7 during a test sortie from NAS Patuxent River, Md. Test pilot Graham Tomlinson engaged the shaft-driven lift fan at 5,000 ft. and 210 kt., slowed to 180 kt., then accelerated to 210 kt. and...
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