F-35 carrier variant begins catapult launch trials

摘要

The carrier variant (CV) of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has begun catapult launch trials at US Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The trials, which were announced by the company on 6 April, saw the first F-35C test aircraft (CF-01) undergo functional checks and a test hook-up of the JSF to a ground-based catapult.