BAE Systems: Static and Fatigue T ests BAE Systems: Static and Fatigue Tests BAE Systems, a lead UK contractor for the aircraft's build and development, is responsible for the structural testing of the CTOL airframe. T esting F-35’s airframe in BAE Systems integrated structural testing program A lot is riding on the performance of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter or Lightning II as it is called in the USA; in the UK the chosen name is the Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA). The combat aircraft will be manufactured in three variants – conventional take-o? and landing (CTOL), short take-o? and vertical landing (STOVL) and a carrier variant (CV) – with expectations that some 3,000 aircraft in total will be built. The wide variety of roles in which the aircraft will be deployed, combined with the di?eri

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