Delivery of Raptor delayed

robert arndt wrote:

"Tex Houston" wrote in message ...

"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
...

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-43...dlines-topnews

The long-awaited F/A-22 Raptor fighter jets will not arrive at Langley

Air

Force Base until next May -about five months later than previously

planned.

Has any other aircraft program ever been delayed this much and still

gotten

full scale production?

-HJC

What makes you believe 'full scale production'? What is being planned now
is but a fraction of the original 'full scale'.


And at almost $200 million a piece! But at least this aircraft lives
up to its name "Raptor"- a dinosaur... which should get Congressional
extinction!
By the time full production is achieved the aircraft won't amount to
any significant number, not being able to replace the F-15 by any
means.
Well if you look at how many B2's were built to replace B1's & B52's,
What you say may have some truth in it.

Bob


Rob



Tex



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