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First F-35C catapult launch

Another day and another first for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter development testing program. An F-35C. the JSF carrier variant, was launched today (Wednesday) using a steam catapult like those found the Navy's aircraft carriers.


Now, it's not a launch off a heaving flight deck in miserable weather conditions, but the launch of aircraft CF-3 was a step towards the first ship-borne tests in 2013.

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