Test teams expand F-35B/C refueling envelope [Image 2 of 2]

UNITED STATES

02.28.2019

Courtesy Photo

F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF   

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, undergoes a ground test of an improved probe light assembly in an Edwards Air Force Base, California, hangar Feb. 28, 2019. The F-35 program recently completed testing on an improved lighting assembly with the KC-135 Stratotanker that will enable the Navy and Marine Corps F-35 variants to refuel behind the tanker at night. Flight testing of the redesigned light, which attaches to a refueling probe, was led by the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force and supported by Edwards AFB.

• Date Taken: 02.28.2019
• Date Posted: 03.29.2019 12:41
• Photo ID: 5220029
• VIRIN: 190228-N-ZZ999-017
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 5.11 MB
• Location: US