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    ITF conducts night workups in prep for HMS Queen Elizabeth [Image 1 of 5]

    ITF conducts night workups in prep for HMS Queen Elizabeth

    UNITED STATES

    08.30.2018

    Photo by Dane Wiedmann 

    F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF   

    U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert and Peter Wilson, F-35 test pilots at the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF), conduct night field carrier landing practices Aug. 30, 2018, at NAS Patuxent River in preparation for the First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing) on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
    During two FOCFT (FW) phases, held back-to-back this fall, the Pax River ITF team plans to perform a variety of flight maneuvers and deck operations to develop the F-35B operating envelope on United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. A third FOCFT (FW) phase followed by operational testing is scheduled for 2019. Together, the tests will help the U.K. Ministry of Defence reach F-35B initial operating capability (maritime) in 2020.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 08.30.2018
    Date Posted: 09.10.2018 14:22
    Photo ID: 4715374
    VIRIN: 180830-N-ZB537-001
    Resolution: 3600x2400
    Size: 3.64 MB
    Location: US

    Web Views: 116
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