Home News VIDEO: Pilots begin flights in new F-35 Lightning II simulator VIDEO: Pilots begin flights in new F-35 Lightning II simulator Nicholas HoffmanApril 3, 2017News,Technology A world-leading flight engineering simulator created by BAE Systems is ready to be flown by F-35 Lightning II pilots for the first time as they prepare for flight trials on the UKs new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier next year. Video of the Day