normanK
11-22-2010, 02:11 AM
The military services have begun searching for a missing plane. The F-22 fighter jet went missing recently. Air traffic control dropped all connection with the plane Tues night. The single pilot was on a "training mission". The stealth fighter didn't transmit any mayday before losing contact.
Missing F-22 fighter aircraft
At approximately 7:40 p.m. Alaska time on Tues evening, an F-22 Raptor aircraft dropped contact with air traffic control. The solitary pilot is really a member of the Elmendorf's 3rd Wing, stationed in AK. Teams for search and rescue are looking for the F-22 Raptor. To do this, they have looked in the last known location and areas around it. They're also looking for the aircraft with C-130 aircraft and military services helicopters. As of right now, nothing has been heard from the pilot of the F-22 Raptor or the aircraft itself.
Probably not because of weather conditions
While the lost F-22 Raptor was on a training mission above the AK wilderness, weather was unlikely an aspect. The National Weather Service has reported that when the F-22 dropped connection with air traffic control, weather conditions was "fair.". There were no indications from the pilot that one thing was wrong. Nothing within the transmission shows this. Instead, the F-22 simply disappeared off the radar.
Halting all F-22 Raptor production
As of Oct 2009, the U.S. Government has removed all military services funding for further production of the F-22 Raptor plane. The plane is used for intelligence, ground attack and stealth fighting. A less costly aircraft that is more versatile has been replacing the F-22 Raptor slowly. This is the F-35. At about $150 million per aircraft, the F-22 also represents a significant investment. The F-22 Raptor aircraft has been banned from United States of America exports. This means no additional countries have the plane around. The Pentagon said that the lost Alaska F-22 is “believed being crashed” although they are still looking.
Data from
CNN
edition.cnn.com/2010/US/11/17/alaska.plane.overdue/index.html?npt=NP1
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor
MSNBC
msnbc.msn.com/id/40231873/ns/us_news-security/
Missing F-22 fighter aircraft
At approximately 7:40 p.m. Alaska time on Tues evening, an F-22 Raptor aircraft dropped contact with air traffic control. The solitary pilot is really a member of the Elmendorf's 3rd Wing, stationed in AK. Teams for search and rescue are looking for the F-22 Raptor. To do this, they have looked in the last known location and areas around it. They're also looking for the aircraft with C-130 aircraft and military services helicopters. As of right now, nothing has been heard from the pilot of the F-22 Raptor or the aircraft itself.
Probably not because of weather conditions
While the lost F-22 Raptor was on a training mission above the AK wilderness, weather was unlikely an aspect. The National Weather Service has reported that when the F-22 dropped connection with air traffic control, weather conditions was "fair.". There were no indications from the pilot that one thing was wrong. Nothing within the transmission shows this. Instead, the F-22 simply disappeared off the radar.
Halting all F-22 Raptor production
As of Oct 2009, the U.S. Government has removed all military services funding for further production of the F-22 Raptor plane. The plane is used for intelligence, ground attack and stealth fighting. A less costly aircraft that is more versatile has been replacing the F-22 Raptor slowly. This is the F-35. At about $150 million per aircraft, the F-22 also represents a significant investment. The F-22 Raptor aircraft has been banned from United States of America exports. This means no additional countries have the plane around. The Pentagon said that the lost Alaska F-22 is “believed being crashed” although they are still looking.
Data from
CNN
edition.cnn.com/2010/US/11/17/alaska.plane.overdue/index.html?npt=NP1
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor
MSNBC
msnbc.msn.com/id/40231873/ns/us_news-security/