Post by Admin on May 24, 2020 21:42:37 GMT -5
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" A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet crashed during a training flight over a military base in Florida. The pilot successfully ejected from the stricken plane and was reported in good condition. The accident was the fifth involving a Raptor since the plane’s first flight. The incident further reduces the number of F-22s in the Air Force’s inventory, which has less than three dozen of the jets available to fight at a moment’s notice. "
" The small number of combat-capable F-22s, coupled with a low availability rate, Forbes reports, means that only 21 of the jets are capable of fighting on a moment's notice. Thanks to poor readiness levels, just 52 percent of the 123 F-22s are available at any given time. Of these 63 jets, only a third would be ready to take off and fight on short notice. "
" The F-22 Raptor will eventually be replaced by a new aircraft, known for now as Penetrating Counter Air."
Source: Air Force Times
" A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet crashed during a training flight over a military base in Florida. The pilot successfully ejected from the stricken plane and was reported in good condition. The accident was the fifth involving a Raptor since the plane’s first flight. The incident further reduces the number of F-22s in the Air Force’s inventory, which has less than three dozen of the jets available to fight at a moment’s notice. "
" The small number of combat-capable F-22s, coupled with a low availability rate, Forbes reports, means that only 21 of the jets are capable of fighting on a moment's notice. Thanks to poor readiness levels, just 52 percent of the 123 F-22s are available at any given time. Of these 63 jets, only a third would be ready to take off and fight on short notice. "
" The F-22 Raptor will eventually be replaced by a new aircraft, known for now as Penetrating Counter Air."
Source: Air Force Times