Lockheed Martin - F-35B STOVL Stealth Fighter First Land-Based Vertical TakeOff (VTO) Test

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 20, 2013 -- A Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft .\r
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The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant completed ship suitability testing aboard the USS WASP (LHD-1) off the coast of Virginia in October 2011.\r
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The F-35B Short Takeoff & Vertical Landing Joint Strike Fighter Lightning-II Similar in size to the A variant, the B sacrifices about a third of the other versions fuel .\r
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Courtesy: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program/Lockheed Martin Video clip has takeoff, hover and vertical landing. A supersonic Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II .