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F-22 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3996 (87-0700)
LM Aero T/V 3996
Plant Lockheed Plant 10
Local C/N 3996
Delivered USAF N22YF
YF-22
Current USAF N22YF
YF-22
Status [pre]
Final assembly of the first YF-22 prototype begins in California. Unveiled to the public at the Lockheed Martin plant 10, California on August 28, 1990. Flew for the first time on September 29, 1990 with Dave Ferguson as the pilot.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
29 Sep 1990 [act] N22YF YF-22
Flew 43 times at Edwards AFB.
23 Jun 1991 [i/a] N22YF YF-22
Taken apart and flown to Marietta, Georgia aboard a C-5. This YF-22 was grounded and used primarily as an engineering mockup.
Apr 1997 [i/a] N22YF YF-22
While being delivered to the USAF Museum, the aircraft made a stop at the Nellis AFB, Nevada air show running from April 24th to the 27th, 1997 wearing a fake FY number 86-022. Arrived at museum and restored for display by March 1998.
31 Mar 1998 [pre] N22YF YF-22
16 Jan 2008 [pre] N22YF YF-22
Still at the USAF Museum but moved to the Research & Development hanger.
02 Sep 2009 [i/a] N22YF YF-22
Arrived in parts at Edwards AFB on September 2, 2009 on board a C-5 Galaxy. Aircraft was stripped down, rebuilt, primed and painted to get ready for display.
11 Jun 2010 [pre] N22YF YF-22
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards AFB, California.


Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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