First hover flight of the Boeing X-32B (JSF competitor)
Sunday, June 24, 2001
- NAS Patuxent River, United States of America 
This is a Notable Operational milestone.
Description:
The aircraft had initially flown in conventional aircraft mode on March 29, 2001. See AHS V/STOL Wheel for a description of the aircraft.
Source: "Competing designs meet critical hovering criteria", FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 3-9 July 2001, Page 19
