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F-35B Cleared To Fly

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

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The Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has been cleared to resume flying following the resolution of a problem with fueldraulic hoses that were behind the grounding of the airplanes last month. The Pentagon’s JSF program office said yesterday that flight clearance for the F-35B was restored Tuesday, saying all of the hoses have been inspected and problematic ones are being replaced. The grounding affected all of the 25 F-35Bs, the short-take off and vertical landing…

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