The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has completed firing of an AIM-9X infrared-guided missile while flying upside-down
Photo Credit: Lockheed Martin
An external pylon-mounted AIM-9X air-to-air missile was launched while the F-35 CF-2 was flying inverted over the Patuxent River test range.
Even though the F-35 is not designed for close range air-to-air combat with an adversary, the missile launch in the inverted negative G conditions will further improve its dogfighting capability.
[Source: Aviation Analysis]
