

F-22 to fly again  (Source: USAF)
Raptor set to fly above 50,000 as restriction lifts








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RE: What a waste of $$$ and time!
By sorry dog on 9/21/2011 11:00:51 AM , Rating: 2
...and what they are probably going to do with the F35.

...but most of the F15,16, and 18's now have 20-30 year old frames that are approaching their 6000 max hour lifespan...which can only be extended by complete teardown, new wings, scoping structural components, and all this takes time and money.

The problem is that these type of people equate fighter planes to the old family car where if a part breaks you fix it and go about your business, where a better analogy would your driving an old race car at Indy at 200mph and if a part breaks your either out of the race or you hit the wall in ball of fire.

