F-35B Finally Lands on the Wasp! by Amy Butler at Oct/3/2011
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&news paperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3af697a44f-732a-447b-842f-b01523428b9a&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest
"The F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing Joint Strike Fighter has taken a step forward in its testing program today with the first landing onboard the USS Wasp...
...A second F-35B is expected onboard within days; two aircraft were
outfitted with monitoring equipment for this test period. A test phase will
follow including
roughly ['roughly'? funny girl
] 67 vertical landings...."
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F-35B makes first vertical landing at sea By Dave Majumdar
Monday Oct 3, 2011
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2011/10/marine-defense-f-35b-makes-first-vertical-landing-at-sea-100311w/
"...The aircraft, called BF-2, made the landing at 3:20 p.m. Eastern time
over the Atlantic onboard the USS Wasp...."