{"id":52340,"date":"2023-07-10T21:03:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=52340"},"modified":"2025-07-10T02:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T00:17:00","slug":"the-awesome-form-of-flying-of-beo-the-first-female-f-35-demonstration-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/07\/10\/the-awesome-form-of-flying-of-beo-the-first-female-f-35-demonstration-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"The awesome form of flying of Beo, the first female F-35 demonstration pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1993, 30 years ago, today General Jeannie Marie Leavitt became the first female fighter pilot in the US Air Force.<\/p>\n

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There are currently almost a thousand female pilots in the USAF, and about 100 of them are fighter pilots. One such woman is Major Kristin \"Beo\" Wolfe<\/a>. At 34 years old, she she is the commander of the USAF F-35 Demonstration Team <\/strong>and the first female demonstration pilot with this type of fighter. For Beo, the aeronautical vocation runs in the family: her father is Colonel (ret.) Jon Wolfe, a former F-15C Eagle pilot<\/a> who served in the US Air Force for 28 years. Kristin grew up in a world of airplanes <\/strong>, attending all the events at the air bases where her father worked.<\/p>\n

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Major Kristin \"Beo\" Wolfe (Photo: 388th Fighter Wing\/USAF<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Beo decided to follow in his father's footsteps. She initially thought about enlisting in the Navy<\/a>, but ended up joining the USAF in 2011. After training on the T-6 and T-38C, she became a pilot (2014) and an instructor (2017 ) of the F-22 stealth fighter<\/strong>, whose extreme maneuverability is capable of testing the physical preparation of the best pilots.<\/p>\n

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Beo at the controls of his F-35A at Hill AFB, Utah, on December 6, 2022 (Photo: U.S. Air Force<\/a>).<\/div>\n

In 2017, Beo transitioned to the F-35A, becoming an instructor pilot for this fighter<\/strong>, finally achieving her current role in 2020. Today is a very experienced pilot, with more than 1,000 flight hours<\/a>. Her way of flying astonishes those who see her at the controls of her F-35A. You can see it here in a video posted by<\/strong> Elwyn R<\/a> A few days ago, some images that were recorded at the Avation Nation 22 airshow at Nellis AFB, Nevada, in November 2022:<\/p>\n