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ABOVE: The new Delta Flight Path (DFP) in the F-35C has dramatically reduced pilot workload
on the nal phases of the approach to the carrier. US Navy/MCS1C Brian M Wilbur LEF T: VFA-101
tested the folding wings during March 2018 carrier quali cations on the USS ‘Abraham Lincoln’
(CVN 72). USAF/SSgt Peter Thompson BELOW: LT Dave ‘Strokes’ Hinkle from VFA-147 prepares for
his rst ight in the F-35C at NAS Lemoore. Lockheed MartinLEF T: An F-35C of VFA-125 ‘Rough Raiders’
on the deck of the USS ‘Abraham Lincoln’. US
Navy/MCS3C Juan Cubano
BELOW: The shape of the future of the carrier
air wing: a fully loaded F-35C on the carrier
deck. Lockheed Martin/Michael D Jackson