The first of a new fleet of combat rescue tankers for the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command left Lockheed Martin’s main assembly building here, April 3.The plane is now in the painting facility, then will enter production flight testing.The aircraft represents a new configuration of the world’s most advanced airlifter and will be formally presented to the Air Force at a ceremony, April 19, then delivered later this year.The HC-130J will undergo flight testing to meet an Initial Operating Capability date in mid-2012. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
Saturday, April 16, 2011
HC-130J
The first of a new fleet of combat rescue tankers for the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command left Lockheed Martin’s main assembly building here, April 3.The plane is now in the painting facility, then will enter production flight testing.The aircraft represents a new configuration of the world’s most advanced airlifter and will be formally presented to the Air Force at a ceremony, April 19, then delivered later this year.The HC-130J will undergo flight testing to meet an Initial Operating Capability date in mid-2012. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
F-35 Lightning II
The first avionics-equipped Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II lifts off on its first flight on Wednesday, April 7, in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35 will incorporate the most powerful avionics suite ever flown in a fighter. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
F-35B Lightning II STOVL
The Lockheed Martin F-35B begins descending to its first vertical landing March 18, 2010. (Photo: Lockheed Martin/Damien A. Guarnieri)
F-35B Lightning II STOVL
The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter passes overhead at 40 knots (46 mph) prior to a slow landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on Wednesday, March 10. The flight was one of the last missions before the aircraft's first vertical landing, and confirmed the jet's power and controllability at very low speeds. The aircraft's short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) propulsion system generates more than 41,000 pounds of vertical thrust, and enables airspeeds from zero to Mach 1.6. The F-35B will be flown by the United States Marine Corps, the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, and the Italian Air Force and Navy. It will be capable of operating from small ships and austere bases near front-line combat zones. F-35 Lead STOVL Pilot Graham Tomlinson was at the controls for Wednesday's flight. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Randy Hepp)
CC-130J Super Hercules
First Lockheed Martin CC-130J Super Hercules for Canada completes maiden flight, March 4th, 2010. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
The AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Radar is integrated into the U.S. Navy’s new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
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