Japanese jets under test

Hans den Uyl TWO PHOTOGRAPHS taken at Gifu Air Base on October 5 show continued trials of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) X-2 stealth technology demonstrator and flight test of the second locally assembled F-35A Lightning II. The X-2, serial 51-0001, was flying with a rearfuselage housing for a spin recovery ‘chute. Developed under Japan’s Advanced Technology Demonstrator – Experimental (ATD-X) programme, the X-2 first flew on April 22, 2016. Since then it has been under test at Gifu, home