F-35B Achieves Vertical Landing Milestone
By Amy Butler, Robert Wall, Graham Warwick and Alon Ben-David
The F-35B is taking a major step forward with verticallanding test milestones, though the massive price increase for the stealthy, single-engine fighter is raising eyebrows among international customers.
The first vertical landing took place Mar. 18 after a 1:09 p.m. EDT takeoff at NAS Patuxent River, Md. BF-1....
