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Friday, January 14, 2011

US Marine Corps test fly F-35B fighter


Marking a step forward to induct the new generation Joint Strike Fighter in its aviation arsenal, the US Marine Corps has successfully test flown an F-35 aircraft in its short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant.

The Marine Corps pilots achieved the feat by successfully flying the BF-2, a test variant of the fifth-generation fighter, at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, on January 6.

The aircraft achieved its first vertical landing and conversion back to normal mode, the Marine Corps said.

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