Pratt & Whitney's F135 Powers First F-35B Lightning II STOVL Flight Test

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) propulsion system powered the F-35B Lightning II’s first flight test in Fort Worth, Texas on June 11.

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