Initially, the F-22 Raptor was allowed to be exported because few countries were willing to help pay for the aircraft development,…
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- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time an F-22 Raptor Provided Refuge for 20,000 Honey Bees
by Dario LeoneOn Jun. 11, 2016 192nd Fighter Wing Aircraft Maintainers were bemused when they found a swarm of honey bees hanging from…
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Here’s why a Theoretical S-400 Deployment to Cuba would not Pose a Credible Threat to US Combat Planes
by Dario LeoneIn terms of military air traffic, there are only two airbases that would feel the effects of the S-400: Naval Air…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
F-22 Raptor Involved in landing incident at Joint Base Langley-Eustis
by Dario LeoneThe incident happened at about 1 p.m. and the F-22 pilot was taken to Joint Base Langley-Eustis for evaluation and then…
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Here’s why the F-22 Uses Rectangular Exhaust Nozzles (and F-35, Su-57 and Chinese Stealth Fighters don’t)
by Dario LeoneThe F-35 still has reasonable rear hemisphere stealth, but it cannot come close to the F-22 in that regard. The F-22…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Interesting Video Features YF-23 First Appearance on the World Stage
by Dario LeoneThe clip also features what the news media had to say at the time about the YF23 and the YF-22, the…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
F-22 Raptor that Crash Landed More than Seven Years Ago Takes to the Air again
by Dario LeoneMajor Philip “Stonewall” Johnson from Hill AFB 514th Flight Test Squadron made a successful flight in the F-22. In October 2019,…
The U.S. Air Force has warned Congress that extending the current continuing resolution (CR) will prevent the procurement of the F-15EX,…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Tyndall’s F-22s Damaged During Hurricane Michael are now Fully Integrated in Alaska
by Dario LeoneCol. Robert Davis, commander of the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf, said six F-22s are flying with one in depot maintenance. When…
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It Never Gets Old: Cool Video Shows Flight Test of Final F-22 Raptor
by Dario LeoneThe final F-22 Raptor to be built for the USAF, tail number 4195, rolled off the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics assembly line…
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