F-35B BF-13 First Flight

Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew F-35B BF-12 (Navy Bureau Number 168309), on its inaugural flight on 12 March 2012 from NAS Fort Worth JRB.

Aviation Week might not like it...two stories that Sean is linking to tout program failure??? Really Sean?  Really?

The British Government might be confused about which version to buy.

The Canadian's might be under pressure to delay it...

But one thing can't be denied.

The F-35B is rapidly heading toward the start of training by the end of this year.  Despite the critics, things are looking up for the F-35 program...