F-22 Stealth Fighter Takes Maiden Flight
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighter was taken on its maiden test flight, spending an hour in the air at speeds up to 285 mph. “If you can fly a Cessna 150, you can fly this airplane,” said test pilot Paul Metz, referring to the common civilian craft. The Air Force is scheduled to get 339 of the planes to replace the F-15C, currently its top fighter, at a cost of $43 billion.
