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Can your plane do this?

By Jamie McIntyre Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 4:27 pm
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A supersonic Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical landing March 18, 2010 for the first time, confirming its required ability to land in confined areas both ashore and afloat.

Tags: F-35, F-35 Vertical Landing, F-35B, Lightning ii, Lockheed Martin

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Debi Gasper May 26th, 2010 at 6:16 pm

Jamie,

You are always on the cutting edge! Very impressive.

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