Non-Stop Flight From Texas To California Signals Test Flight
Expansion
Two F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters flew nonstop from their
final-assembly site in Fort Worth, TX, to Edwards Air Force Base,
CA, Monday, signaling a further expansion of F-35 flight test
operations. The arrival is the first in a series that will increase
the Edwards F-35 test fleet to at least eight aircraft.
As the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team roared
overhead, more than 79,000 visitors at the Joint Service Open House
stood looked on at the spectacle at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air
Facility Washington on May 15 and 16.
Competitors Pratt & Whitney Launch Anti-Alternate-Engine
Video Campaign
As the House Armed Services Committee begins consideration of
H.R. 5136, the FY 2011 Defense Authorization Act, Pratt &
Whitney has unveiled a new series of web videos it says highlights
bipartisan opposition to the alternate engine for the Joint Strike
Fighter.
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