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Lockheed Martin delivers last F/A-22 Raptor required for Initial Operational Test
Raptor 4001 undergoes wet-runway testing during a rare rainy day here at Edwards AFB in the Mojave Desert. The F/A-22 was tested at speeds of 30, 60 and 90 knots. This test is just one of thousands that the F/A-22 Combined Test Force is putting the Raptor through during the most extensive test program that any fighter aircraft has undergone. [U.S. Air Force photo by Derk Blanset]
Nov 27, 2002 - The F/A-22 Raptor industry team has delivered the air dominance fighter program's last Dedicated Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (DIOT&E) aircraft - Raptor 4011 - with yesterday's signing, Nov. 26, of formal acceptance documents here by U.S government officials. [Read more...]
F/A-22 Raptor meets program's final 2002 flight-test goal
An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile begins its early separation from a F-22A Raptor #91-4002 during a launch. The major milestone test evaluated the next-generation fighter's ability to fire an air-to-air missile from an internal weapons bay. [USAF photo by Judson Brohmer]
Nov 26, 2002 - The Lockheed Martin-led F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program team successfully launched an unarmed, short-range, heat-seeking AIM-9M missile against an aerial target on Nov. 22, completing all four Pentagon-mandated flight-test goals for the year 2002. [Read more...]
F/A-22 Raptor program surpasses another key flight test goal
F/A-22 Raptor 4001 flies over the Compass Rose at the Rodgers Dry Lakebed here. Advanced avionics technologies will allow F/A-22 sensors to gather, integrate and display essential data in the most useful format for future pilots. [U.S. Air Force photo by Judson Brohmer]
Nov 18, 2002 - The F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program surpassed another key flight-test goal on Nov.13 by successfully completing initial flight-testing necessary for the U.S. Air Force to begin training pilots who will execute the program's upcoming Dedicated Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (DIOT&E) phase. [Read more...]
F/A-22 Raptor records first supersonic aerial target intercept
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Harrigian lifts off from Nellis AFB during his first flight in an F/A-22 Raptor. He commands the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The 43rd FS will be the Air Force's first F/A-22 squadron. [U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Kennemer]
Nov 08, 2002 - The F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter program completed another key flight test goal on Nov. 5, with the successful missile interception of an unmanned drone while both aircraft and target were flying faster than the speed of sound. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers first F/A-22 for initial operational testing
On a rare rainy day in the Mojave Desert, the F/A-22 Combined Test Force puts Raptor 4001 through wet-runway testing at speeds of 30, 60 and 90 knots. [U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Robertson]
Oct 15, 2002 - Lockheed Martin has officially delivered the first production F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter to the U.S. Air Force. The formal acceptance documents for the aircraft were signed at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company facility here on October 23. [Read more...]
F/A-22 Raptor 08 readied for dedicated initial Operational Test & Evaluation
Air dominance is the first priority of any combat commander and the F-22A Raptor #91-4005 will provide it for them, according to Lt. Gen. John D.W. Corley, the principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon. He testified before the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on tactical air and land forces. [USAF photo]
Oct 08, 2002 - As a scheduled part of the F/A-22 program's ongoing developmental efforts, Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the modification and upgrade effort necessary for Raptor 08 to begin Dedicated Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (DIOT&E). [Read more...]
First flight of Raptor 11
Oct 03, 2002 - Raptor 11, the first F/A-22 Production Representative Test Vehicle (PRTV) to fly, conducted its maiden flight on September 16, 2002, from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, GA. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor successfully conducted a test flight with external stores
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Sep 12, 2002 - The F-22 Raptor has for the first time successfully conducted a test flight while carrying external stores under its wings. [Read more...]
F-22 4003 successfully fired an AIM-120 missile
A guided AIM-120 Advanced-Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile deploys from the F-22. [Photo by Steve Zapka]
Aug 28, 2002 - F-22 4003 became the first Raptor used to successfully fire a radar-guided AIM-120 missile while flying faster than the speed of sound. [Read more...]
The F-22 Raptor continues to meet and exceed all key performance parameters
Jul 22, 2002 - The F-22 Raptor, now in production and continuing flight testing in California, continues to meet or exceed all technical performance parameters, Lockheed Martin president Dain Hancock confirmed during a press conference today conducted with U.S. Secretary of the Air Force James Roche. [Read more...]
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