Fate of the F-22 in Obama’s Hands

**Maxor** · 24 Mar 09,, 22:33

Something else they don't really mention is what wavelegnths they are detecting the stealth aircraft with. The fact that it see's something out there with a long sweep low frequency radar is alot different than seeing something with a narrow beam high frequency tracking radar.

**Dreadnought** · 25 Mar 09,, 20:09

Air Force jet crashes in California
Posted: 02:42 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — An Air Force F-22 crashed Wednesday near Edwards Air Force Base in California, Air Force officials said.

The single-seat fighter crashed about 10:30 a.m. (1:30 p.m. ET) for unknown reasons, the officials said.

The status of the pilot was unknown.

**Kernow** · 25 Mar 09,, 21:07

Fighter jet crashes in US desert

A state-of-the-art US air force F-22 fighter has crashed in the desert in southern California, the Pentagon says.

Lt Col Ann Stefanek confirmed the crash near the Edwards Air Force Base but gave no other details. An official said the plane had been on a test mission.

The US air force website lists the F-22 Raptor, which is made by Lockheed Martin, as its newest fighter.

The air force said the jet would have "better reliability and maintainability than any fighter aircraft in history".

The F-22 crashed at about 1000 local time (1700 GMT), officials said.

Rescue teams were reported to be on their way to the crash site. The fate of the pilot was not known.

The $140m (£96m), supersonic F-22 is a so-called fifth generation jet, and arguably the world's most sophisticated fighter.

The air force said the crash was the second involving an F-22.

"The first one was during the aircraft's test and evaluation period in December 2004 also at Edwards, during which the pilot ejected safely," a statement said.

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