F-35A AF-7 First Flight

Bjørnar Bolsøy!  Thank you my friend!  Another dagger in the heart of the F-35 "haters"...

The second production model of the F-35 Lightning II, F-35A AF-7, completed its inaugural flight on 4 March 2011 from NAS Fort Worth JRB with Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the controls. During the flight, the aircraft underwent basic flight maneuvering and engine tests.