Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, known as AF-1 and AF-2, fly side-by-side during a May 11 test flight near Fort Worth, Texas, in preparation for the fighters’ ferry flight to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on May 17. (Photo by David Drais, Lockheed Martin). Click here for an expanded version of the above picture.F-35 Fighters Arrive Together At Edwards AFB -- Lockheed Martin
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., May 17th, 2010 -- Two Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters flew nonstop from their final-assembly site in Fort Worth, Texas, to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., today, signaling a further expansion of F-35 flight test operations. The arrival is the first in a series that will increase the Edwards F-35 test fleet to at least eight aircraft.
U.S. Air Force Test Pilot Lt. Col. Hank “Hog” Griffiths and Lockheed Martin Chief Test Pilot Jon Beesley flew the jets, known as AF-1 and AF-2, nonstop in the first multi-ship, long-range F-35 flight.
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