Keywords: f-35 f35 f-35c f35c navy pax river itf paxriveritf nas patuxent river naspatuxentriver navair vx-23 vx23 pax river paxriver itf cf-03 cf03 cf-05 cf05 uss dwight d. eisenhower ussdwightdeisenhower cvn 69 cvn69 carrier naval aviation navalaviation joint strike fighter jointstrikefighter jsf atlantic ocean atlanticocean outdoor ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II aircraft 73/CF-03 prepares to make an arrested landing as two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighters from the Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) conduct flight test operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The aircraft arrived Oct. 2 to begin the second phase of carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. Cmdr. Tony “Brick” Wilson flew aircraft 73/CF-03 and Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles flew aircraft 75/CF-05. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) An F-35C Lightning II aircraft 73/CF-03 prepares to make an arrested landing as two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighters from the Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) conduct flight test operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The aircraft arrived Oct. 2 to begin the second phase of carrier suitability and integration testing of the F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. Cmdr. Tony “Brick” Wilson flew aircraft 73/CF-03 and Lt. Chris “TJ” Karapostoles flew aircraft 75/CF-05. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe/Released) |