F-35B Lightning II Aircraft land aboard USS America for Developmental Test Phase III [Image 390 of 443]

UNITED STATES

10.28.2016

Photo by Benjamin M Wooddy 

U.S. Navy           

161028-N-AC237-0200 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2016) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft launches for the first time off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant is the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. America, with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) embarked, is underway conducting the first phase of developmental testing for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, which will evaluate the full spectrum of joint strike fighter measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Wooddy/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.28.2016
• Date Posted: 11.01.2016 01:12
• Photo ID: 2959973
• VIRIN: 161028-N-AC237-0200
• Resolution: 2448x1749
• Size: 973.11 KB
• Location: US