Power failure cuts F-35 test flight short
FORT WORTH, Texas - A loss of primary electrical power in the first, preproduction F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) forced its pilot to cut short its 19th test flight. On May 3 test pilot Jeff Knowles was flying aircraft AA-1 at 38,000 feet and Mach 0.78. He executed a planned, full-stick, 360...
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