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Newly Emerged Photos Show F-35C’s Mirror-Like Coating with Damaged Tiles After Intensive Testing
The photos, dating back to November 2022, show the second “chrome” F-35C with its peculiar mirror-like coating degraded over ...
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F-35C's first carrier launch, touch-and-go is as cool as expected
Just a few days ago, we showed you a video of the F-35C's first carrier landing, aboard the USS Nimitz. The naval variant of the F-35 is aboard Nimitz as part of its first round of at-sea testing.
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Watch the F-35C complete its first carrier landing
The test was conducted yesterday, as an F-35C snagged one of the four arresting wires on the deck of the USS Nimitz. Cmdr. Tony Wilson was at the stick for the attempt, which took place during ...
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Stress-Testing Our Sailors
Last month, a F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter crashed after attempting to land on the USS Carl Vinson, a Nimitz-class supercarrier, in the South China Sea. The pilot of the F-35C involved ...