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Nascent F-35 Fleet Grounded Following Generator Failure

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Monday, March 14th, 2011

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By Marina Malenic The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet was grounded last week after a malfunction of one of the test articles, the Pentagon's F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) said Friday. The aircraft, designated AF-4, is one of 10 F-35 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) aircraft. On March 9, AF-4 "experienced a dual generator failure and oil leak while conducting flight test operations" out of Edwards AFB, Calif., JPO spokesman Joe DellaVedova told Defense Daily. The aircraft's backup system returned…

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