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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Lockheed employees are getting ready for the day when the F-35, the eagerly awaited next-generation fighter, is ready to go . . .WHEELS UP

F-35 Lightning IIAbout three weeks from now, if all goes according to plan, test pilot Jon Beesley will push the throttle forward and send the first F-35 Lightning II test aircraft hurtling down the runway and into the sky on its inaugural flight.

Officials overseeing the development of the next-generation fighter and attack aircraft in west Fort Worth say they are making steady progress toward the first flight, the timetable for which has slipped several times. The flight was originally scheduled for August.

Although the contractor team headed by Lockheed Martin and military officials overseeing the program are eager to see the aircraft fly, they say it won't happen until every item on their safety and performance lists has been checked off.

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