F-35C Testing (2014)Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Brett Cote Fleet Combat Camera Pacific
The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first catapult assisted launch from the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego, November 4, 2014. The catapult launch is part of initial at-sea developmental testing expected to last two weeks. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Cote / RELEASED)