Thursday, December 23, 2004

A $133.3 Million Hole in the Desert

The pilot ejected safely, but his F-22 Raptor slammed into the Nevada desert. The F-22 is a next generation fighter and there are only a relative handful in service. The Air Force has grounded all the F-22s out there until they figure out what went wrong with this one. New planes often suffer a rash of crashes when they first enter service until all the bugs are worked out. But this was the first time one of the Raptors crashed. (CNN)

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