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Saturday, June 05, 2010

Wire Issues Stall 1st Flight of F-35 Carrier Model


Wiring problems have delayed the first flight of the carrier version of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter by "several days," said a spokesman for Lockheed Martin, the aircraft's prime contractor.

The plane, an F-35C known as CF-1, was slated to take its first flight from Lockheed Martin's facility at Fort Worth, Texas, on June 2.

Company spokesman Chris Geisel described the problems, discovered during preparation for the first flight, as minor.

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