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This F-35 On Afterburner Is Your Airporn Porn of the Day and My New Desktop Background

By Jesus Diaz Published May 1, 2012, 7:20 pm ET

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As problematic as the F-35 Lightning II has been so far, this airplane can look mighty amazing. Look at this F-35B going all afterburny in a flight test at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. That transonic flow looks great. [Lockheed Martin]

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