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Wednesday, September 05, 2012

F-35B Completes First Airborne Engine Start Tests

F-35B Lightning II |The F-35 integrated test force announced the completion of a major prerequisite test for in-flight performance on the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Sept. 4.

BF-2 completed the first air starts, which test the ability of the F-35's propulsion system to restart during flight.

Verifying the restart capability of the propulsion system is part of the initial flight test program for the F-35 and a prerequisite for high angle-of-attack testing, scheduled to start next year.

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