Tuesday, September 20, 2011

U.S. Air Force Clears F-22 Fleet For Flight Starting Wednesday

F-22. Photo from US Air Force

Air Force Resends Grounded Stealth Fighters Into Action … Without Fixing Them -- Danger Room

Four months after grounding its entire force of F-22 Raptors, the Air Force has cleared the roughly 170 high-tech stealth fighters to resume flying.

Just one little problem: the brass still doesn’t know why a dozen Raptor pilots blacked out and one fatally crashed, prompting the May 3 no-fly order. Officials suspected the oxygen system aboard the $300-million, radar-evading superfighter. Ground crews starting up the jets in sealed, garage-like hangars might also have been a factor. After months of study, the Air Force still can’t say for sure.

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More News On the F-22 Being Permitted To Fly Again

F-22, World's Most Expensive Stealth Fighter, to Fly Again -- ABC News/AP
F-22 fighters allowed back in the air: US Air Force -- AFP
Schwartz: F-22 grounding ends Wednesday -- Air Force Times
Up in the Air: F-22s Back? -- Ares/Aviation Week
U.S. Air Force Clears F-22 Fleet For Flight -- Aviation Week
USAF clears F-22s for flight after inspections -- Flight Global
Schwartz: F-22 Grounding Ends This Week -- Defense News
F-22 fleet to resume flight operations -- Defpro
U.S. Air Force to Lift Flight Ban on Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor -- Bloomberg
F-22 Raptor To Resume Flying After Four-Month Stand Down Due to Safety Concerns -- Ottawa Citizen
U.S. allows F-22 fighter jets back in service -- Xinhuanet
The F-22 Is Back In The Sky! And Still Kinda Broken! -- Gizmodo
World's most expensive fighter jet is back in action -- Rediff

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