Lockheed Martin JAST begins outdoor hover, ground effects tests

Lockheed Martin began hover and ground effects tests this week on a nearly full-scale model of its Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) concept, the company reported yesterday. Engineers will measure thrust, airframe suckdown, hot gas ingestion and ground pressures and temperatures, showing how...

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