On Monday at 12:18 pm PDT off the coast of San Diego, California, the F-35C Lightning II made its first arrested landing on a carrier aircraft. Taking place on the first day of a two-week sea trial, the landing of the F-35C test aircraft CF-03 on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) with test pilot commander Tony Wilson at the controls marked a major step towards the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter entering operational service... Continue Reading First carrier landing kicks off two weeks of sea trials for F-35C
Section: Military
Tags: Aircraft, F-35 JSF, Lockheed Martin, US Air Force, US Navy
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