Edwards AFB flight-testing makes great strides for F-35 program

摘要

Delays and cost overruns are the main headline-grabbing topics that have accompanied many F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program reports over the last 18 months. Journalists have been critical of the 'affordable' stealthy fighter that promises to single-handedly underpin future generations of many of the world's air forces. But those responsible for the F-35 A integrated flight test program at Edwards AFB, California, tell a different story.