Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti was at the controls for the first flight of F-35B BF-30 (US Navy Bureau Number 168728). The flight occurred on 18 September 2013 with takeoff and landing at NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas.
View All ArticlesEric Hehs Retires 2/23/2016
Longtime Code One Editor Eric Hehs Calls It A Career
1/29/2016
The F-35 Carrier Suitability Test Team deploys two F-35Cs aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) for DT-II.
F-35 Flight Control System, Part One 12/9/2015
In this first of a two-part article, Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Canin discusses fly-by-wire, generally, and focuses on some features of the F-35’s control laws from a pilot’s perspective.
UK F-35 Operational Testing 10/27/2015
No 17(R) Test and Evaluation Squadron is the United Kingdom's premier unit for developing and realizing the potential of the Lightning II.
F-16 Tests Developed F-35 Inlet 10/14/2015
The unassuming fuselage bump performs miracles that only aeronautical engineers fully appreciate.
How To Distinguish One F-35 Variant From The Others 9/15/2015
Distinguishing one F-35 variant from another can be confusing. The A, B, and C models, after all, look similar. Here are some tips.
F-35 Operations At Luke AFB, Arizona 8/5/2015
Eventually, the 56th Wing at Luke AFB will have six F-35 training squadrons flying 144 F-35s.
F-35B Pilot Training 5/23/2015
Marine Corps F-35B pilot training is up and running at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina
Defining Fifth Generation Fighters 5/21/2015
The fifth generation of fighters, the F-22 and F-35, fundamentally changes the concept of operations for combat.
More Than Just Pretty Photos 4/9/2015
This particular series of refueling missions in near-dark conditions was to flight test a new prototype refueling probe light.
F-35C DT-2 Aboard USS Eisenhower (CVN-69)
F-35A First Flight In Italy
F-35 Operations At Luke AFB
F-35 Climatic Testing
F-35 Pro Bowl Flyover
First F-35C Lightning II Carrier Landing
F-35 Program Video Update
"With The Gear" Meets F-35
Wet Runway And Crosswind Testing
Australian F-35 Roll Out Ceremony
