ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2015) Personnel from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) refuel F-35 Lightning II aircraft 73/CF-03 in preparation for a test flight piloted by Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman. The F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) is conducting its second Developmental Test (DT-II) phase aboard the Eisenhower. During DT-II, two F-35C test aircraft perform a variety of operational maneuvers while simulating maintenance operations and conducting general maintenance and fit tests for the aircraft and support equipment. Following the analysis of DT-II flight test data, the ITF test team w

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2015) Personnel from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) refuel F-35 Lightning II aircraft 73/CF-03 in preparation for a test flight piloted by Cmdr. Ted “Dutch” Dyckman. The F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) is conducting its second Developmental Test (DT-II) phase aboard the Eisenhower. During DT-II, two F-35C test aircraft perform a variety of operational maneuvers while simulating maintenance operations and conducting general maintenance and fit tests for the aircraft and support equipment. Following the analysis of DT-II flight test data, the ITF test team will conduct a thorough assessment of the F-35C’s performance in the shipboard environment before advising the Navy on any adjustments necessary to ensure that the fifth-generation fighter is ready to meet its scheduled IOC in 2018. ( Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin photo by Andrew McMurtrie/Released)

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