Lockheed waits to put F-35 to the test again

Posted on: Oct. 8th, 2007 || Source: star-telegram.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

Five months have passed since flight testing of the first F-35 Lightning II was suspended after the discovery of a potentially dangerous electrical problem.

Lockheed Martin officials say they're confident that the plane will fly again this month and that the delay won't throw the nearly $300 billion joint strike fighter program off track.

But they're waiting to hear if Pentagon officials will approve a revised testing plan that aims to save hundreds of millions of dollars by eliminating two test airplanes and 20 percent of the planned test flights.

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