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Lockheed Martin F-35A Performs First Night Flight
by Staff Writers
Fort Worth, TX (SPX) Jan 20, 2012

Lockheed Martin photos by Tom Reynolds and Darin Russell.

The first night flight in the history of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Program was completed Wednesday at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

Piloted by Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Mark Ward, AF-6, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, launched at 5:05 p.m. PST and landed after sunset at 6:22 p.m.

The mission consisted of a series of straight in approaches in twilight and darkness. The pilot also performed an evaluation of the F-35's cockpit lighting which Ward called, "the best he's ever seen."

The testing will clear the way for night refueling and formation testing later this year.

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