Reply With QuoteIt's nice to see they used tape to keep the cut from chipping too bad.
According to an Air Force briefing, the controls on an F-22A at Langley Air Force Base showed that the aircraft's canopy wasn't locking. After several attempts at opening and closing the canopy, on the final try it locked and jammed--trapping the pilot inside. According to the briefing, the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit then "consulted Lockheed Martin and the F-22A System Program Office to determine alternative methods to open the canopy and extract the pilot." The mission was accomplished approximately five hours later. While the "alternative method" ultimately used was fairly cheap, the resulting damage wasn't - the cost to replace the canopy is $182,205
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It's nice to see they used tape to keep the cut from chipping too bad.
wonder if it would have been cheaper to just hit the ejection button.
This ain't Bush screwing around again with something he knows nothing about is it ???
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Sheepskins.... sweet.
Now they can just superglue it back into place couldn't they? :cry:
That $182,000 is a Govt. price just like the $2,000.00 toilet seat and the $500.00 hammer . give it a year and they could pick one up on Ebay for $5.00
C.T. :wink:
...give it a year and they could pick one up on Ebay for $5.00
... plus $400 shipping.
That $182,000 is a Govt. price just like the $2,000.00 toilet seat and the $500.00 hammer . give it a year and they could pick one up on Ebay for $5.00
C.T. :wink:
$182,000 is what DCB charges for 'em, too!
... plus $400 shipping.
Aint that the truth
$182,000 is what DCB charges for 'em, too!
Yeah but the DCB owners can afford it
C.T. :wink:
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