F-35A Cleared To Fly At Night, In Bad Weather

By Gabe Starosta / February 4, 2014 at 10:18 PM
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VA -- The Air Force's version of the Joint Strike Fighter has finally been cleared to fly at night and in poor weather, according to service officials from Air Combat Command and the F-35 program's training base in Florida. That certification would not include the ability to fly with lightning close by because F-35A aircraft in the field require hardware modifications to protect against lightning strikes that will not be installed for some time. But the...

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