The CTOL carrier variant of the F-35 program for the Navy, the F-35C, achieved its first successful flight on June 6, 2010 from NAS Ft. Worth. The flight lasted 57 minutes and was piloted by former lead F-117 test pilot Jeff “Slim” Knowles. The plane flew under the title of CF-1 with planes CF-2 and CF-3 scheduled to fly before the end of the year. The F-35C was unveiled 11 months ago and the first test flight has been delayed several times until this month.
Tags: F-35, First Flight
