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What Is The Flap Behind The F-35 Lightning Cockpit And Why Is It Open?

The F-35 Lightning II is perhaps the best example of the indomitable human spirit. Regarded as the most advanced fighter jet to date, this aircraft is truly one of the pinnacle weapons of any military ...
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Here's Why The F-35 Lightning Has That Flap Behind The Cockpit

No other fighter jet to date has garnered as much controversy as the F-35 Lightning II. While it is the most capable carrier jet ever built, the production issues and mind-melting $2 trillion price ...
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The F-35 Lightning II from concept to cockpit edited by Jeffrey W. Hamstra, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Foreword / Capt. Charles Thomas (Tom) Burbage -- Preface / Jeffrey W. Hamstra -- Chapter 1. F-35 program history : from JAST to IOC / Arthur E ...
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Lightning-prediction tool could help protect the planes of the future

More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won’t feel a thing, thanks to lightning protection measures that are embedded ...