(Luft) Lockheed Martin F-35 - Lightning II

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Die Nachricht ist ein bißchen niedlich, da gerade mal die Installation eines Leitwerks bekanntgegeben wird. Anscheinend braucht der JSF derzeit wirklich dringend gute Presse.
Aber zumindest zeigt es den ungefähren Fahrplan fürs nächste Jahr an.

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BAE SYSTEMS Celebrates Installation Of F-35 JSF Vertical Tails
Wednesday November 30, 8:29 am ET

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2005--BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company have completed the installation of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) vertical tails, representing a major milestone in the F-35 Program.

The F-35 vertical tails were designed, manufactured and assembled by BAE Systems in Samlesbury, England. The successful installation of the vertical tails signals the final stages of F-35 structural component assembly and further progresses the program towards first flight in the fall of 2006. ...

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Pratt & Whitney Logs 4,000 SDD Test Hours on F135 Engine for Joint Strike Fighter
Wednesday November 30, 8:36 am ET

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney F135 ground test engines have logged more than 4,000 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) ground test hours as the company nears completion of the engine that will power the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's (JSF) first flight next year. Pratt & Whitney is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. ...