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F-35C Sea Trials Part II.

Yesterday two F-35Cs landed aboard USS Eisenhower to begin a two week sea trial. The first series was conducted aboard USS Nimitz earlier this year. For all the criticism I’ve heard about the F-35 program, I have to say, everything I’ve heard from the people that actually fly it is positive. The Direct Lift Control…

Yesterday two F-35Cs landed aboard USS Eisenhower to begin a two week sea trial. The first series was conducted aboard USS Nimitz earlier this year.

For all the criticism I’ve heard about the F-35 program, I have to say, everything I’ve heard from the people that actually fly it is positive. The Direct Lift Control system makes flying the carrier approach much easier than a conventional jet.

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  1. snyderman8475

    Guess we will not know until there is a Real World test.

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  2. mcthag

    They grow up so fast…

    Just other day (it seems) I was reading that the problems with the tailhook were insurmountable and the C model would never be able to land on a carrier.

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