Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A pilot pilots the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft..jpg 120614-O-GR159-001 PATUXENT RIVER Md June 14 2012 Cmdr Eric Buus pilots the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft BF-2 as it completes the first test flight for the short takeoff and vertical landing variant with an asymmetric weapons load The weapons load included an AIM-9X Sidewinder inert missile on the starboard pylon a centerline 25mm gun pod and a GBU-32 and AIM-120 in the starboard weapon bay The F-35B is the U S Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter capable of short takeoffs and vertical landings for use on amphibious ships or expeditionary airfields to provide air power to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force U S Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Andy Wolfe/Released 120614-O-GR159-001 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7420036768/ A pilot pilots the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft 2012-06-14 17 31 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America Andy Wolfe/U S Navy Attribution License IPTC Caption-Abstract U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7420036768 2012-11-13 06 52 41 cc-by-2 0 F-35B Lightning II in flight Aerial photographs of F-35 Lightning II in flight Aircraft maneuvres 2012 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Aircraft gun pods |