F-35 Delivery flight from Ft Worth to PAX
Compiled video of the second F-35C to arrive at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md., for flight test. U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matthew “Opie” Taylor flew CF-2 from Ft. Worth, Texas, May 17. The F-35C has larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear for the demanding carrier environment. The F-35C variant is a fifth generation, low observable stealth fighter aircraft for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and is undergoing test and evaluation for eventual delivery to the fleet. Video courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Caption NAVAIRSYSCOM.
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Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor fly F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 on a formation test flight in the Atlantic test range. The test flights included a formation takeoff and landing, and structural loads testing on CF-2. The F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to withstand catapult launches and deck landing impacts associated with the demanding aircraft carrier environment. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River prior to delivery to the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released)