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Photos > SDD > B-Variant Testing
The F-35 Lightning II Program is currently in the test phase. During this time they will assemble and test several engines and airframe. Some of the results of these tests be performed on the B-Variant (STOVL) can be seen below.

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    BF-1 First Hover Test. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 First Hover Test. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 First Hover Test. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 First Hover Test. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-3 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-3 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-3 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-3 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-2 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-2 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-2 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-2 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-2 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-2 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-2 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-2 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-2 Flight Flight Test Ops at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
17 FEB, BF-1 Flight #33 130KCAS Slow Landing. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. 17 FEB, BF-1 Flight #33 130KCAS Slow Landing. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. 17 FEB, BF-1 Flight #33 130KCAS Slow Landing. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
17 FEB, BF-1 Flight #33 130KCAS Slow Landing. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. 17 FEB, BF-1 Flight #33 130KCAS Slow Landing. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. 17 FEB, BF-1 Flight #33 130KCAS Slow Landing. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 during Flight #30 over PAX River, MD. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 during Flight #30 over PAX River, MD. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 during Flight #30 over PAX River, MD. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 during Flight #30 over PAX River, MD. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 during Flight #30 over PAX River, MD. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Early morning in Ft. Worth prior to BF-1s flight to Marietta, GA. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
Early morning in Ft. Worth prior to BF-1s flight to Marietta, GA. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Early morning in Ft. Worth prior to BF-1s flight to Marietta, GA. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1s first landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 performs a flyby of Naval Air Station Patuxent River upon its arrival. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 departs Ft. Worth on its flight to Marietta, GA and then on to Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 is checked prior to launching on its ferry flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 is lowered into place over the hover pit at the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, TX. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 is lowered into place over the hover pit at the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, TX. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 taxis out of the run station for its ferry flight to Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 is lowered into place over the hover pit at the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, TX. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 is lowered into place over the hover pit at the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, TX. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. First flight of STOVL production model BF-1. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B 14th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 14th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 14th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B 14th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 13th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 13th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B 13th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 13th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 13th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B 13th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 13th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 sits on the flight line at the end of its 12th test flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
View from the cockpit of the chase plane as the BF-1 taxis at the end of its 12th test flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. View from the cockpit of the chase plane as the BF-1 taxis at the end of its 12th test flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 12th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B 12th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 12th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 12th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B 12th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 12th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B 12th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B 12th flight over Fort Worth, Texas. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B with lift fan door open. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B with lift fan door open. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B with lift fan door open. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B with lift fan door open. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. The first F-35B flies wheels up over Fort Worth, TX. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
The first F-35B flies wheels up over Fort Worth, TX. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. The F-35B at a stand still following first flight over Fort Worth, TX. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. First ever F-35B pilot, Graham Tomlinson taxis off the runway following touch down of the STOVL's maiden flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B touches down following its maiden voyage. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B during maiden flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B during maiden flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B takes to the air for the first time on June 11, 2008. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B takes to the air for the first time on June 11, 2008. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. F-35B taxis to take-off on its maiden voyage, June 11, 2008. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
F-35B takes to the air for the first time on June 11, 2008. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Powers Up F-35 Stovl Engine in Preparation for First Flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Powers Up F-35 Stovl Engine in Preparation for First Flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed Martin Powers Up F-35 Stovl Engine in Preparation for First Flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Powers Up F-35 Stovl Engine in Preparation for First Flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Powers Up F-35 Stovl Engine in Preparation for First Flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.
BF-1 in fuel barn at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. BF-1 in fuel barn at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Powers Up F-35 Stovl Engine in Preparation for First Flight. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin.

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