F-35 test pilot completes 1,000th vertical landing

F-35 test pilot completes 1,000th vertical landing Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (UPI) May 13, 2016 - British test pilot Peter "Wizzer" Wilson recently completed his 1,000th vertical landing in an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, BAE Systems announced Friday. It happened at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, about six years after a test pilot conducted the jet's first vertical landing, the company said. Wizzer is the lead test pilot for the Short Take Off and Vertical Landi ... more

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