Photo release: Third F-35C test aircraft arrives at Patuxent River
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - F-35C test aircraft CF-3 flies over its new home at Naval Air Station Patuxent River during its ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas, June 2. CF-3 was flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan "Dog" Canin and is the third F-35C test aircraft at NAS Patuxent River. CF-3 is the designated carrier suitability testing aircraft. Carrier suitability testing is scheduled to include the first catapult launches later this summer and shipboard testing in 2013. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River in preparation for ultimate delivery to the fleet. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - A KC-130F tanker from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 welcomes F-35C test aircraft CF-3 during its ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas, to its new home at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. CF-3, flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan "Dog" Canin, is the third F-35C test aircraft at NAS Patuxent River and is the designated carrier suitability testing aircraft. Carrier suitability testing is scheduled to include the first catapult launches later this summer and shipboard testing in 2013. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River in preparation for ultimate delivery to the fleet. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)