First F-35 test jet about to get tails

Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, has finished installing landing gear on its first flight-test jet and is about to begin putting on the tails. Installation of the vertical tails is expected to start within a week, and horizontal tail installation is set to begin...

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