Training Flights Begin for F-35B

Posted by on May 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

An F-35B test aircraft completes its 100th flight with Lockheed Martin test pilot David "Doc" Nelson at the controls. The F-35B is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and is capable of short take offs and vertical landings. The aircraft is undergoing testing and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael D Jackson)

The first STOVL Joint Strike Fighter took flight over Eglin Air Force Base.

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V-22 Operating Costs Soar

Posted by on December 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lifts off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, during a successful biofuel test flight. The tilt-rotor aircraft flew at altitudes of up to 25,000 feet on a 50-50 blend of camelina based biofuel and standard petroleum based JP-5 fuel. (U.S. Navy photo)

Report states that fleet’s total costs jumped from $74B to $121B.

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