F-22 crashes in California desert near air base

2009-03-25 12:49:20

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7015|132 and Bush

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- An F-22 Raptor jet fighter crashed Wednesday in the high desert of Southern California, Air Force officials said.

Rescue crews were en route to the crash site and the status of the pilot was not immediately known, said Air Force Maj. David Small at the Pentagon.

The two-engine stealth jet, which was on a test mission, crashed six miles north of the base on Harbor Dry Lakebed, Small said. The plane is flown by a single pilot.

The $140 million supersonic F-22 is the force's new top-of-the-line fighter. The U.S. military has committed to 183 of the jets, down from a plan in the 1980s to build 750.

Phone messages left with the base's public affairs office were not immediately returned Wednesday.

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Update:
Air Force F-22 crashes in California, pilot killed
http://www.kdwn.com/index.php?page=2&am … pupk2ejnf2

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2009-03-25 12:55:14

#2

MAGUIRE93: High Angle Hell; +182|6608|Schofield Barracks

Hope the pilot could eject.

2009-03-25 18:21:07

#3

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,072|7186|PNW

Well, I hope there isn't some sort of structural disaster in the line after all.

2009-03-25 18:22:38

#4

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6882

Coincidence?

Spoiler (highlight to read):
Yes, yes it is.

2009-03-25 18:49:17

#5

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7015|132 and Bush

MAGUIRE93 wrote:
Hope the pilot could eject.

Air Force F-22 crashes in California, pilot killed
http://www.kdwn.com/index.php?page=2&am … pupk2ejnf2

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2009-03-25 18:51:22

#6

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6567|what

Suddenly the J10's don't look too bad.

2009-03-25 18:52:14

#7

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6914|so randum

Rip

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2009-03-25 18:59:23

#8

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7015|132 and Bush

AussieReaper wrote:
Suddenly the J10's don't look too bad.

No

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2009-03-25 19:01:13

#9

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6943|Global Command

I still say the F22 is a better bargain than giving trillions to banks.

Quick, somebody; how many F22's could you buy with three trillion?

2009-03-25 19:06:01

#10

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6567|what

Price of F22

140 million = 140,000,000

1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000

1 trillion / 140 million =

7142.8571428571428571428571428571

So about 7142 F22's per trillion $

2009-03-25 19:09:06

#11

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6943|Global Command

AussieReaper wrote:
Price of F22

140 million = 140,000,000

1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000

1 trillion / 140 million =

7142.8571428571428571428571428571

So about 7142 F22's per trillion $

Bad day just got worse for me. Thanks a lot.

You and your math.

2009-03-25 19:10:17

#12

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6914|so randum

ATG wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
Price of F22

140 million = 140,000,000

1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000

1 trillion / 140 million =

7142.8571428571428571428571428571

So about 7142 F22's per trillion $
Bad day just got worse for me. Thanks a lot.

You and your math.

number will go down remember, that's not factoring in crew + support and whatnot.

But still...yeah you'd get a lot of hardware.

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2009-03-25 19:18:21

#13

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6563|'straya

FatherTed wrote:
ATG wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
Price of F22

140 million = 140,000,000

1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000

1 trillion / 140 million =

7142.8571428571428571428571428571

So about 7142 F22's per trillion $
Bad day just got worse for me. Thanks a lot.

You and your math.
number will go down remember, that's not factoring in crew + support and whatnot.

But still...yeah you'd get a lot of hardware.

and not alot to do with it.

2009-03-25 19:27:23

#14

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7015|132 and Bush

Is Australia still bitter about the whole we aren't going to give you the same jet thing?

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2009-03-25 19:30:33

#15

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|6992|Columbus, OH

The chinese pilot was able to land a disabled j-10 with no problem; the u.s. however well we got some things to work on.

2009-03-25 19:32:18

#16

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7015|132 and Bush

The pilot could have had a seizure for all we know right now.

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2009-03-25 19:34:06

#17

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7079|NT, like Mick Dundee

Extreme military spending + US world hegemony > bank bailouts.

Kmarion since when was anybody with any health problems what-so-ever allowed to pilot a machine worth $140million?

Last edited by Flecco (2009-03-25 19:35:51)

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-03-25 19:34:26

#18

Commie Killer: Member; +192|6801

FatherTed wrote:
ATG wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
Price of F22

140 million = 140,000,000

1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000

1 trillion / 140 million =

7142.8571428571428571428571428571

So about 7142 F22's per trillion $
Bad day just got worse for me. Thanks a lot.

You and your math.
number will go down remember, that's not factoring in crew + support and whatnot.

But still...yeah you'd get a lot of hardware.

Could actually go up, the more you order, the lower the price per plane gets.

2009-03-25 19:37:36

#19

Man With No Name: جندي; +148|5989|The Wild West

Pilot died

2009-03-25 19:41:00

#20

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7015|132 and Bush

Man With No Name wrote:
Pilot died

Kmarion wrote:
MAGUIRE93 wrote:
Hope the pilot could eject.
Air Force F-22 crashes in California, pilot killed
http://www.kdwn.com/index.php?page=2&am … pupk2ejnf2

Should probably update the op.

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2009-03-25 20:01:40

#21

VspyVspy: Sniper; +183|7087|A sunburnt country

It sux that he didn't get out. I'm looking forward to hearing what went wrong.

2009-03-25 21:23:24

#22

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7130

that sucks... RIP and prayers to his family...

Love is the answer

2009-03-25 21:55:14

#23

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6825|'Murka

I'm at a conference right now with several F-22 pilots. They knew the guy, knew about it long before it was on the news. Based on what they knew about the profile the guy was flying, the AIB will be pretty telling.

But that's what happens when you're testing a new aircraft. You expand the envelope...and eventually find the boundary of said envelope. Sometimes with catastrophic consequences.

And the fly-away cost is around $110M per copy (give or take). The higher numbers quoted incorporate R&D costs and distribute it across the fleet, which is convenient when trying to show the overall program cost, but inaccurate when it comes to what each new jet will cost to push it out the door of the factory.

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2009-03-25 21:59:45

#24

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7015|132 and Bush

I going to this sunday.
I wonder I'll get to see one up close .

Will have pics.

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2009-03-25 22:02:31

#25

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7079|NT, like Mick Dundee

FEOS wrote:
And the fly-away cost is around $110M per copy (give or take). The higher numbers quoted incorporate R&D costs and distribute it across the fleet, which is convenient when trying to show the overall program cost, but inaccurate when it comes to what each new jet will cost to push it out the door of the factory.

That makes sense. I'm guessing half the hardware the US military uses doesn't cost as much as stated in reality.

Poor bastard though.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

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