F-22 Raptor Thread
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Lockheed completes inlet coating repair on F-22
By Richard Tomkins | Feb. 2, 2017 at 11:04 AM
The special coating on the air intakes of F-22 Raptors are being repaired at a new Lockheed Martin facility. Photo by Lockheed Martin
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has completed its first maintenance and repair of the special exterior coatings of an F-22 Raptor's inlets.
The coating contributes to the 5th-generation Raptor's Very Low Observable radar cross-section, or stealth, properties.
The work was conducted at the company's Inlet Coating Repair Speedline facility in Marietta, Ga., built under a contract from the U.S. Air Force.
The F-22 repaired had arrived at the facility in early November. A second aircraft arrived in early December 2016 and a third late last month.
Lockheed Martin said a total of 12 Raptors are to undergo the inlet repairs but a follow-on contract is anticipated.
Lockheed Martin provides modification support services, analytical condition inspections, radar cross-section turntable support and antenna calibration in addition to the inlet repairs.
By Richard Tomkins | Feb. 2, 2017 at 11:04 AM
The special coating on the air intakes of F-22 Raptors are being repaired at a new Lockheed Martin facility. Photo by Lockheed Martin
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has completed its first maintenance and repair of the special exterior coatings of an F-22 Raptor's inlets.
The coating contributes to the 5th-generation Raptor's Very Low Observable radar cross-section, or stealth, properties.
The work was conducted at the company's Inlet Coating Repair Speedline facility in Marietta, Ga., built under a contract from the U.S. Air Force.
The F-22 repaired had arrived at the facility in early November. A second aircraft arrived in early December 2016 and a third late last month.
Lockheed Martin said a total of 12 Raptors are to undergo the inlet repairs but a follow-on contract is anticipated.
Lockheed Martin provides modification support services, analytical condition inspections, radar cross-section turntable support and antenna calibration in addition to the inlet repairs.
the "alien bird" caught right before the jump to "light speed"! moments after this photo the "alien bird" disappeared in a cloud of vapor!
Built with absolute fidelity to the 1947 Roswell Bird,,,, the Russians nor Chinese will never hack those plans,,,,,, really, only in the LockMart World is time travel possible on this dimension, guarded by the Angry Spirit of Kelly Johnson!
That first alien "molecular nebulizer" is deep, deep, deep underground, entombed in a concrete sarcophagus in the bowels of plant 42 at Palmdale! protected by 4 unicorns that shoot blue light lasers out of their horns.
Look at that bird, you can tell its not "terrestrial"! I'm serious, blow that picture UP!
Ssssshhhhhhh! I don't want to have to revoke your security clearance!
There are actually only 184 Raptors extant as we have lost 3 to my knowledge since the 187, 1 at Edwards, 1 in Alaska, and 1 in Florida. The first two fatal impacts with the ground, the one in Florida was the electrical chaffing and subsequent fire and ejection.
No 5 lost whose a protoype
Accidents here :