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F-35B completes first vertical take-off

Issue No. 11 | June 01-15, 2013

A Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft recently completed the first-ever vertical take-off (VTO) on May 10.

VTOs are one of the many capabilities required for the fielding an F-35B aircraft. While not a combat capability, VTOs are required for repositioning of the STOVL in environments where a jet could not perform a short take-off. In these cases, the jet, with a limited amount of fuel, would execute a VTO to travel a short distance.