100 For F-35B BF-2

Posted 26 February 2011
Photo by Andy Wolfe

Lockheed Martin test pilot David Nelson is at the controls for the 100th flight of F-35B BF-2. The aircraft is the first F-35 to reach this milestone. The 1.1-hour flight from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, included three takeoffs and landings, including three short takeoffs, two slow landings, and one vertical landing. BF-2 has accumulated more than 130 flight hours.

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