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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Seven F-35s cleared to resume test flights

F-35 Lightning IIThe Pentagon on Monday cleared seven of 10 F-35 joint strike fighter test planes to resume test flights after an incident that resulted in the grounding of all the planes.

The grounding was ordered after one plane experienced an in-flight failure of two electrical generators and an oil leak Wednesday.

The suspension was lifted on seven aircraft with older-model generators. The three using a newer version remained grounded, said Joe DellaVedova, spokesman for the F-35 program office.

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