Originally posted by C0bzz
If it were structural failure then it certainly is a reason for more F-22's. If there was no need for more F-22's, I wonder why the USAF considers
183 of them 'high risk' - and the USAF are not Joe Plumbers.
[edit on 19/7/2009 by C0bzz]
If it were structural failure, then it would be a reason to do *something*, but not necessarily overreact and spend $100m plus on a new fighter when
its been proven time and again that that fighters capabilities are overkill for 99% of missions carried out today.
If something needed to be done, then chances are each and every airframe in the USAF inventory (active and stored) would undergo a deep inspection to
determine level of airframe condition, rotated out of service as necessary (or pulled from storage if a stored airframe is in a better condition than
a current service airframe), put through a significant check by Boeing and reentered into service.
That, or new build F-15s for significantly less than a new build F-22.