F-35 in UK for testing

The first structural test airframe for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter arrived in the United Kingdom to undergo tests in the Structural and Dynamic Test facility at BAE Systems’ site in Brough, East Yorkshire, England. The F-35A, designated AG-1, is the conventional takeoff and landing variant. BAE Systems is a principal subcontractor to Lockheed Martin. AG-1 left Fort Worth, Texas, March 27. It took three weeks to make the ocean voyage. (Source: BAE Systems, 04/27/09) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is scheduled to become the home of the Joint Strike Fighter Training Center.