F22 Raptor crashes at Eglin AFB

[SEAISI]

More than enough to scare the steaming shit out of Russia and China.

ok, lol

 

[riscol]

i think the pilot's pants was completely covered in shit before he ejected.

 

[ejaz007]

Pilot Survives F-22 Raptor Crash, But Cause Remains Unknown
Kyle Mizokami
Popular MechanicsMay 19, 2020, 10:21 PM GMT+5

Photo credit: Getty Images

From Popular Mechanics

• A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor crashed at Eglin Air Force Base.
  
  
• The pilot safely ejected and was taken to the base hospital for observation.
  
  
• The F-22 was one of less than 200 Raptors built before the program was canceled.
  

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 incident took place on Friday, May 15, 2020, in the skies above Eglin Air Force Base. The Raptor went down at a test and training range 12 miles northeast of the main base. The exact cause of the crash is unknown. The pilot safely ejected and was taken to Eglin’s 96th Medical Group hospital for observation and evaluation.

The lost Raptor was assigned to the 43rd Fighter Squadron, 325th Wing. The fighter was originally based at Tyndall Air Force Base but moved to Eglin in 2018 after Hurricane Michael devastated the base.

The F-22 Raptor was the first so-called fifth-generation fighter plane to enter service. Originally conceived at the tail end of the Cold War to replace the F-15C Eagle, the F-22 is a highly maneuverable, twin engine stealth fighter capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions. The F-22 was the first American jet fighter capable of flying above Mach 1 (767 miles an hour) without using gas-guzzling afterburners.

The Air Force originally planned to build 750 F-22s, but the lack of a peer competitor, economic recession, and competing demands from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan caused the program to end with only 187 production aircraft built. Of these only 123 aircraft are “combat coded,” fully capable of frontline combat missions. Another 28 jets are training-only fighters not fit for combat, 16 serve in the development program, and 19 are in the backup inventory.

The aircraft that crashed on Friday was likely one of the 28 training jets.

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. In a crisis the Air Force could conceivably get 98 of the jets in the air, upping the number of jets available on short notice to 33.

The loss of just one Raptor will likely affect the entire fleet as planes are reallocated to replace the lost jet. The F-22 Raptor will eventually be replaced by a new aircraft, known for now as Penetrating Counter Air.

Source: Air Force Times

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pilot-survives-f-22-raptor-172100938.html

 

[MuYaqoob]

Pilot Survives F-22 Raptor Crash, But Cause Remains Unknown
Kyle Mizokami
Popular MechanicsMay 19, 2020, 10:21 PM GMT+5

Photo credit: Getty Images

From Popular Mechanics

• A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor crashed at Eglin Air Force Base.
  
  
• The pilot safely ejected and was taken to the base hospital for observation.
  
  
• The F-22 was one of less than 200 Raptors built before the program was canceled.

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 incident took place on Friday, May 15, 2020, in the skies above Eglin Air Force Base. The Raptor went down at a test and training range 12 miles northeast of the main base. The exact cause of the crash is unknown. The pilot safely ejected and was taken to Eglin’s 96th Medical Group hospital for observation and evaluation.

The lost Raptor was assigned to the 43rd Fighter Squadron, 325th Wing. The fighter was originally based at Tyndall Air Force Base but moved to Eglin in 2018 after Hurricane Michael devastated the base.

The F-22 Raptor was the first so-called fifth-generation fighter plane to enter service. Originally conceived at the tail end of the Cold War to replace the F-15C Eagle, the F-22 is a highly maneuverable, twin engine stealth fighter capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions. The F-22 was the first American jet fighter capable of flying above Mach 1 (767 miles an hour) without using gas-guzzling afterburners.

The Air Force originally planned to build 750 F-22s, but the lack of a peer competitor, economic recession, and competing demands from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan caused the program to end with only 187 production aircraft built. Of these only 123 aircraft are “combat coded,” fully capable of frontline combat missions. Another 28 jets are training-only fighters not fit for combat, 16 serve in the development program, and 19 are in the backup inventory.

The aircraft that crashed on Friday was likely one of the 28 training jets.

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. In a crisis the Air Force could conceivably get 98 of the jets in the air, upping the number of jets available on short notice to 33.

The loss of just one Raptor will likely affect the entire fleet as planes are reallocated to replace the lost jet. The F-22 Raptor will eventually be replaced by a new aircraft, known for now as Penetrating Counter Air.

Source: Air Force Times

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pilot-survives-f-22-raptor-172100938.html

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[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1263003549891518464

Oh shucks. COVID pilots should not be operating planes.

 

[Aspen]

Looks like F35 has now crashed at the same base as the F22 just a few days later

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

Hi,

If it gets destroyed---a new one will be built to take its place---.

Just remember if a nation can build a billion dollar aircraft can also replace a billion dollar aircraft---not saying that this is a billion dollar machine---.

No, they cannot replace the F-22. It contains many parts which are out of production.

 

[Beast]

Oh shucks. COVID pilots should not be operating planes.

The F-22 pilot is having hallucination after being lock by Venezuela SAM system and do self eject.

No, they cannot replace the F-22. It contains many parts which are out of production.

F-22 is not worth replace. If it crashed, let it crashed.

 

[JonAsad]

Raptors are tough planes.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a24750155/f-22-hurricane-michael-repaired/
All 17 Raptors stuck on the ground at Tyndall Air Force Base not only survived the virtual destruction of the base but were brought back up to airworthy condition within days.

Looks like he panicked and bailed just as the plane regained control

The vid has been removed...

 

[MastanKhan]

No, they cannot replace the F-22. It contains many parts which are out of production.

Hi

the americans will find a replacement maybe of a different category

 

[Aspen]

Hi

the americans will find a replacement maybe of a different category

Replacement probably would've been F35 but they just crashed that too

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

Hi

the americans will find a replacement maybe of a different category

They do not have anything matching the F-22.
They can of course always purchase something different.

 

[MastanKhan]

They do not have anything matching the F-22.
They can of course always purchase something different.

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What is it---150 new F15's---???