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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Lockheed Martin F-35 Begins Flying Block 1 Software


The fundamental building block for all future avionics software on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has entered flight testing on an F-35 test jet.

“Block 1,” the first of three principal software-development blocks for the F-35’s mission systems, made its inaugural flight on Nov. 5 in the F-35B short takeoff/ vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft known as BF-4.

The functional check flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River lasted 1.5 hours, and all planned test points were accomplished.

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