USAF resumes F-22 flights
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Flight testing for the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft has been resumed by the US Air Force on Jun 6, 2000. The testing was earlier suspended on May 9, 2000, after hairline cracks were observed in the cockpit canopies of the 4002 demonstration aircraft. The cracks, believed to be caused by either higher than expected stresses during the manufacturing process or chemical reaction degradation, are not expected to have a significant impact on the conclusion of the tests in late 2000.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2000
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Boeing Joint Strike Fighter passes review
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Boeing Co has announced that its X-32 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft design was able to pass its third formal review by the US Defense Dept. The company, which is in competition with Lockheed Martin X-35 JSF for the US Air Force contract valued at $300 billion, announced that the program is 56% complete with a cost overrun of only 5%. Boeing has added horizontal tails, an aft-swept inlet and a modified wing trailing edge to the design of the aircraft.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 1999
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F-22 to stay in Georgia
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Lockheed Martin Corp has decided to continue the final assembly process for the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft at its facility in Marietta, GA, instead of transfering the work to Fort Worth, TX. The announcement, made in early May 2000, ended speculations that the company will consolidate the production of the aircraft in a single facility. Lockheed Martin said that such a move will cost the defense contractor more than $500 million.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2000
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