Lockheed Martin JSF demonstrator almost ready for first flight
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Lockheed Martin Corp has finished a First-Flight Readiness Review of the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) version of the X35 (X35A) joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft. The X35A CTOL will be converted to the short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) X35B upon the successful completion of the entire flight test program. The X35B STOVL is the JSF aircraft that will be deployed with the US Marine Corps as well as the UK Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2000
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Future outlook bright as Osprey flies through DOD review
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The future of the V-22 Osprey is looking bright as the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) has given positive review on the test program of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. The review analysis revealed that the Osprey program is satisfying the threshold levels for all of its key performance parameters and reliability and maintainability metrics.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2003
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Lockheed Martin begins JSF demonstrator assembly
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Lockheed Martin begins its airframe assembly for the X-35 next-generation concept demonstration aircraft (CDA) under the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The company is also testing the flight-control software for the concept plane by applying it in a NF-16D Fighting Falcon fighter jet. The modified NF-16D serves as a simulator test aircraft and is calibrated to equal the attributes of the X-35 warplane. The testing also involves carrier landing simulations, aerial refueling, flight formation and air to air tracking.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 1998
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