Lockheed powers up F-35B STOVL engine in preparation for first flight

Posted at: Sat Apr 26th, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 25th, 2008 -- The British pilot who will be the first person to fly the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B Lightning II started and ran the aircraft’s engine for the first time...