Stealth jet crashes in US desert

Newshound · 03-25-2009, 07:40 PM

A state-of-the-art US air force F-22 fighter crashes during tests near a base in the desert of south California.

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Egg · 03-25-2009, 07:51 PM

Even more interesting is that it wasn't a run of the mill variant (if there can ever be such a thing with a F-22 Raptor) but an airframe flying experimental sorties for the 412th test wing.

Egg · 03-25-2009, 11:39 PM

http://www.edwards.af.mil/library/fa...et.asp?id=6580

Its the very cutting edge of tactical military doctrine and test / evaluation. In short, the airframe would of been flown by a pilot of considerable skill and massive air hours (8000 hours is not uncommon at all). For this to happen here, it suggests that the airframe was either encountering a fault of some type, or it went through a manouver it could not handle.

As a side note, Edwards is the 'white world' mirror image of Groom lake testing area, also known as area 51 and a fair few who flew in airforce suits went to the dark side and flew corporate for testing and evaluation at 51.

J_rod7 · 03-26-2009, 04:34 AM

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Does anyone know from which base they fly TR-3B?

This craft is Mach 10+, Anti-gravity assisted, and Space capable.

Also a not-so-secret big Top Secret.

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03-25-2009, 07:40 PM	#1
Newshound News Bot Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 596	Stealth jet crashes in US desert A state-of-the-art US air force F-22 fighter crashes during tests near a base in the desert of south California. More...

03-25-2009, 07:51 PM	#2
Egg Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 727	Re: Stealth jet crashes in US desert Even more interesting is that it wasn't a run of the mill variant (if there can ever be such a thing with a F-22 Raptor) but an airframe flying experimental sorties for the 412th test wing.

03-25-2009, 11:39 PM	#3
Egg Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 727	Re: Stealth jet crashes in US desert http://www.edwards.af.mil/library/fa...et.asp?id=6580 Its the very cutting edge of tactical military doctrine and test / evaluation. In short, the airframe would of been flown by a pilot of considerable skill and massive air hours (8000 hours is not uncommon at all). For this to happen here, it suggests that the airframe was either encountering a fault of some type, or it went through a manouver it could not handle. As a side note, Edwards is the 'white world' mirror image of Groom lake testing area, also known as area 51 and a fair few who flew in airforce suits went to the dark side and flew corporate for testing and evaluation at 51.

03-26-2009, 04:34 AM	#4
J_rod7 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 301	Re: Stealth jet crashes in US desert ***** * * Does anyone know from which base they fly TR-3B? This craft is Mach 10+, Anti-gravity assisted, and Space capable. Also a not-so-secret big Top Secret. * * *****