By Marina Malenic The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter model with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability yesterday began its first hover and vertical landing tests at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., the program office said. The F-35B model was flown by a Lockheed Martin [LMT] test pilot from Dobbins AFB, Marietta, Ga., to Patuxent River on Nov. 15, said F-35 Joint Program Office spokeswoman Cheryl Limrick. "Flight testing begins today," she said via e-mail. The F-35B, which is expected to…
F-35B Flight Testing Under Way
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