2012年4月18日，马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站，美国海军F-35C"闪电"II联合攻击战斗机CF-01和CF-02试验机编队起飞，前往大西洋海域进行飞行测试。飞行员是埃里克·布斯(Eric Buus)和马修·泰勒(Matthew Taylor)，F-35C是美国海军新一代舰载战斗攻击机，相比F-35A和F-35B其拥有更大的机翼面积和增强的起落架，以承受航空母舰上弹射起飞和拦阻索降落时苛刻的使用环境。（PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (April 18, 2012) Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor take off in F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 for a formation test flight in the Atlantic test range. The test flights included a formation takeoff and landing, and structural loads testing on CF-2. The F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to withstand catapult launches and deck landing impacts associated with the demanding aircraft carrier environment. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River prior to delivery to the fleet. ）

2012年4月18日，大西洋，美国海军F-35C"闪电"II联合攻击战斗机CF-01和CF-02试验机编队进行低速起落架试飞，飞行员是埃里克·布斯(Eric Buus)和马修·泰勒(Matthew Taylor)，这两架F-35C由马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞，试飞项目包括编队起飞和降落，CF-02结构载荷。F-35C是美国海军新一代舰载战斗攻击机，相比F-35A和F-35B其拥有更大的机翼面积和增强的起落架，以承受航空母舰上弹射起飞和拦阻索降落的苛刻的使用环境。（CF-01 Flight 134/CF-02 Flight 88. First C-model formation flight with Lt Col Matt Taylor as the pilot of CF-02 and CDR Eric Buus as the pilot of CF-01. 18 April 2012.First F-35C Formation Flight.For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft launch together and conduct formation flying at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., April 18, 2012.）