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The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine, all-weather, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft.As a product of the United States Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter, but also incorporates ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities.
David Paul Cooley (February 15, 1960 – March 25, 2009) was a Lockheed test pilot and retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer, responsible for developmental flight testing of the F-117 Nighthawk. He was killed while flying a test mission in an F-22 Raptor jet fighter over the high desert of Southern California.
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, 00-4014, c/n 4014, tailcode 'OT', of the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron, crashed on takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, prompting the U.S. Air Force to ground most of its other F-22s. The pilot ejected safely from the Lockheed Martin-built jet, which smashed into the runway it was trying to leave at about ...
The F-22 Raptor is the top US fighter, known for stealth, speed and agility. A USAF pilot describes how the jet handles for airshow demos vs. combat.
United States Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 43rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 325th Fighter Wing departs Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and crashes at the base grounds, in the test and training range. Pilot ejected and was uninjured. [45] 17 May
F-22 Raptor takes off from Joint Base Langley-Eustis during the balloon incident. In response to questions regarding the situation, on February 4, Biden said, "We're going to take care of it". [126] Later that day, U.S. officials disclosed that three days earlier he had granted permission to down the balloon. [36]
The system is not without faults. In December 2020, a malfunction with the computer flight control system caused the first production Su-57 to crash. [19] An automatic software response to an overheat condition apparently has contributed to a crash of an F-22. [20] Issues with the avionics also contributed to an F-35A crash in 2020. [21]
NORAD ordered a USAF F-22 to down the object in Canadian airspace, marking the fighter's third air-to-air kill. [16] The object was shot down at 3:41 a.m. local time. [ 17 ] The object will also be investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation . [ 5 ]