Venlet: Generator That Failed On JSF Flight 'Stopped Working Completely'

By Dan Taylor / March 15, 2011 at 7:22 PM
The generator that failed during a recent flight test of an F-35 "stopped working completely" during flight, Vice Adm. David Venlet, Joint Strike Fighter program executive officer, told reporters following a hearing on Capitol Hill today. The program suspended test flights on March 10, a day after a dual generator failure and oil leak at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, involving a system development and demonstration aircraft dubbed AF-4 that featured a newer generator. Program officials today cleared test aircraft...

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