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Lockheed Martin F-35 Completes First Ground Taxi Test
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Dec 11, 2006 The F-35 Lightning II moved under its own power for the first time on Thursday afternoon, initiating the last series of tests before the fighter jet's first flight. After a series of systems checks at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, F-35 Chief Pilot Jon Beesley advanced the throttle and the F-35 moved out of its hangar to begin taxi tests. The jet then traveled at up to 30 knots (equivalent to 35 m.p.h.) on the runway, testing systems such as brakes and nosewheel steering in advance of first flight. Medium-speed taxi tests of 65 knots (equivalent to 75 m.p.h.) and 80 knots (equivalent to 92 m.p.h.) are planned next, weather permitting. The first Lightning II is powered by the Pratt and Whitney F135 turbofan, the most powerful engine ever installed in a fighter aircraft. The stealthy F-35 is a supersonic, multi-role, 5TH Generation fighter designed to replace a wide range of existing aircraft, including AV-8B Harriers, A-10s, F-16s, F/A-18 Hornets and United Kingdom Harrier GR.7s and Sea Harriers. Lockheed Martin is developing the F-35 Lightning II with its principal industrial partners, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. Two separate, interchangeable F-35 engines are under development: the Pratt and Whitney F135 and the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team F136. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Lockheed Martin The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com
Sandia Researchers Develop Better Sensor Detection System
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Dec 06, 2006By integrating readily available generic sensors with a more sophisticated sensor, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a detection system that promises to make it easier to catch perpetrators trying to infiltrate prohibited areas. |
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