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First Norwegian F-35A Achieves Standing With Weight On Wheels

Thursday, April 16th, 2015

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First Norwegian F-35A Achieves Standing With Weight On Wheels

Norway's first F-35A, called AM-1, is in production at the Lockheed Martin Fort Worth, Texas assembly plant. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Norwegian Armed Forces’ first Lockheed Martin [LMT]-produced F-35A is standing with weight on wheels in the assembly plant, the company said on Thursday.Lockheed Martin said this was a significant milestone as the jet moves down the production line at the Fort Worth, Texas, assembly plant.Norway’s F-35A, known as AM-1, was lifted by an overhead crane on April 9 from an electronic mate and alignment station where its forward and rear fuselage sections were joined to the wing-center fuselage assembly.The…

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