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From: Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid>
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Subject: Re: 078 - USAF Museum - Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor.jpg - 078 - USAF Museum - Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor.jpg
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On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:45:57 -0600, john szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote:
>Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in
>news:uasp9b56445341kpq5dbj8sl4kf2p55qdb@4ax.com:
>
>> On Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:34:10 -0500, frank@thehowards.ca wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the excellent pictures from the USAF museum!
>>
>> I was a little surprised to see an F-22 on permanent static display,
>> so, I did a search and came up with the back story on how it came to
>> be there.
>>
>> See:
>>
>> http://www.wpafb.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123083026
>>
>
>
>4003 (412th TW, 411th FTS) crossed the wake of an F-16 target
> aircraft during air-to-air tracking test mission from
> Edwards AFB Sep 28, 2004 and commenced an unexpected rapid
> pitch oscillation which quickly exceeded the set limits for both
> g-force and angle of attack. The system overrode all pilot
> imput and brought the aircraft under control and it returned
> safely to Edwards. Repairs estimated at $3.6 million.
> Restored and put on display at USAF Museum Jan 2008
$3.6 mil to repair an aircraft worth approximately $150 mil would seem like a reasonable investment.
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