Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its unique LiftSystem? technology with the first vertical landing of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft. The successful flight test took place on Thursday 18 March, at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland landing at 1.21pm Eastern Daylight Time (5.21pm GMT). The LiftSystem is the technology that enables short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) operations for F-35B Lightning