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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...]
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...]
New horizontal stabilator design and manufacturing process for the F-22 program
Jun 26, 2002 - Lockheed Martin has developed a new horizontal stabilator design for the F-22 Raptor that will save the program $1 million per aircraft shipset of two. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor team successfully completes key phase of logistics testing ahead of schedule
Jun 13, 2002 - The F-22 Raptor team successfully completed a key phase of logistics testing and evaluation (LT&E) here this week - several days ahead of schedule. This is a major achievement in preparing for the U.S. Air Force to begin Dedicated Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (DIOT&E) next year. [Read more...]
F-22 team successfully completes first aircraft service-life fatigue testing
May 30, 2002 - The Lockheed Martin-led F-22 Raptor team surpassed another significant milestone in May with the successful completion of "first service-life" fatigue testing using a production quality, non-flyable Raptor airframe in a special ground-based laboratory located here. [Read more...]
F-22 industry team concludes ground-based, full-scale static testing
May 15, 2002 - The F-22 industry team has successfully completed all planned static testing of the F-22, demonstrating that the structural integrity of the airframe can withstand forces 50 percent higher than those expected in service life. [Read more...]
Newest advanced integrated avionics software flown for first time aboard the F-22 Raptor
May 07, 2002 - The F-22 Raptor industry team marked a milestone last week, as the newest version of the program's advanced integrated avionics software package - Block 3.1 - was successfully flown for the first time at the Air Force's Combined Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptor industry team donates 1/10th-scale aircraft model to U.S. Air Force Academy
Apr 19, 2002 - The F-22 Raptor industry team formally donated and officially dedicated a 1/10th-scale model of the air dominance fighter jet to the United States Air Force Academy on April 18. [Read more...]
F-22 industry team delivers Raptor 4009 to USAF Logistics Test & Evaluation Team
Apr 15, 2002 - The F-22 Raptor industry team today delivered to the U.S. Air Force Raptor 4009, the last flight test aircraft to be produced under the program's Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase contract. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin moves ahead on F-22 Raptor production lot 3 long-lead items
Mar 01, 2002 - The F-22 Raptor industry team has received a $215.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to purchase long-lead items necessary for the fabrication and assembly of 23 additional air dominance fighters during production Lot 3. [Read more...]
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