PAX ITF team flight deck familiarization

Photo By Michael Land | Royal Navy Petty Officer Paul Wright, right, briefs a group from the Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force (PAX ITF) test team on night flight deck safety aboard the U.K. HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier Oct. 1, 2023. The ship’s company is conducting PAX ITF onload in preparation to conduct F-35B Lightning II developmental test phase 3 (DT-3) flight test aboard Britain’s largest warship this fall. During this phase of the carrier’s deployment, the ship’s company and the test team will integrate to trial advanced takeoff and landing techniques with the fifth-generation premier air system.  

UNITED STATES

10.03.2023

Story by Michael Land 

F-35 Joint Program Office

Royal Navy Petty Officer Paul Wright, right, briefs a group from the Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force (PAX ITF) test team on night flight deck safety aboard the U.K. HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier here Oct. 1, 2023. The ship’s company is conducting PAX ITF onload in preparation to conduct F-35B Lightning II developmental test phase 3 (DT-3) flight test aboard Britain’s largest warship this fall. During this phase of the carrier’s deployment, the ship’s company and the test team will integrate to trial advanced takeoff and landing techniques with the 5th generation premier air system. (U.S. Navy photo by Michael Land)

• Date Taken: 10.03.2023
• Date Posted: 10.10.2023 20:29
• Story ID: 455066
• Location: US