The short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that Lockheed Martin [LMT] is making for the Marine Corps flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time last week, the company said yesterday. On June 10, the aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.07 (727 miles per hour) on the first in a long series of planned supersonic flights. The supersonic milestone was achieved on the 30th flight of the F-35B known as BF-2. During the…
F-35B Makes First Supersonic Flight
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