Brake chute testing for F-35 has started

F-35A, AF-2, has started testing the brake parachute system at Edwards Air Force Base on Apr. 16, the Norwegian ministry of defense announced.

First Norwegian F-35 Lightning II at Luke Air Force Base
By U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marcy Copeland [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The system has been ordered by Norway and Netherlands for their F-35A fleet.

Testing will move to Eielson Air Force Base later to evaluate its operation on icy runways.