Touchdown! F-35 Fighter Jet Nails 'Landmark' Aircraft Carrie

[CHUCK79]

A next-generation F-35C fighter jet successfully landed aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego yesterday (Nov. 3), marking a key milestone for the U.S. Navy.

It was the first time the Navy's newest fighter plane completed a so-called arrested landing at sea. The fighter jet, with Navy test pilot Cmdr. Tony Wilson at the controls, landed aboard the flight deck of the USS Nimitz yesterday at 12:18 p.m. local time (3:18 p.m. EST).

http://www.livescience.com/48601-f35-fi ... ne+Feed%29

[Flying Trucker]

Thanks for the Link Chuck...interesting...

[CHUCK79]

Here's footage of some cat shots and more traps:
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/f-35c- ... 1654723028

I know the F-35 is a controversial aircraft that most people don't like, but no one can deny that it looks mean shooting off the end of the carrier