The F35B

Remember the rather fancy looking and performing fighter plane in Die Hard 4? Well I see that the first F-35B (STOVL version, designated BF-01) made its maiden flight in June of this year. The flight, which featured a conventional takeoff, was piloted by BAE Systems' test pilot Graham Tomlinson.


Here's some video of a plane that finally makes the brilliant Harrier Jump Jet look past it. Hopefully the UK will still be able to afford to buy the 138 F35-B's that we have ordered.





Thanks to Theo Spark for the spot.