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摘要

The US Navy's F-35C Lightning II began its third and final developmental test (DT) carrier embark, known as DT-III, on August 14 aboard USS George Washington (CVN-73) off the coast of Virginia. Combat Aircraft was afforded a look at the testing on the second day of the three-week phase. DURING THE FIRST two developmental test programs in October 2015 on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and in November 2014 on the Nimitz, pilots conducted catapult take-offs, arrested landings, and touch-and-gos on the deck while opening up the flight envelope of the F-35C.