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Lockheed
Martin F-35C Lightning II Carrier variant fighter completes first formation
flight. |
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FORT
WORTH, Texas, April 20, 2012 – For the first time, two Lockheed
Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35C
Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft launched together
and conducted formation flying at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.,
Wednesday. |
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The
test aircraft, known as CF-1 and CF-2, were piloted by Navy Cdr. Eric
Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matt Taylor, respectively. The mission
tested flying qualities of the aircraft while taking off, landing and
flying in formation for more than one hour. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2011 were $46.5 billion. |
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![For the first time, two Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft launched together and conducted formation flying at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Wednesday.](/images/stories/north_america/united-states/fighter/f-35c/pictures/F-35C_CV_carrier_variant_multirole_fighter_combat_aircraft_United_States_American_aviation_industry_013.jpg)