Topic: F-22's grounded Indefintely

[SHADOWxNaz]

Here is the article. 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110624/pl_afp/usmilitaryweaponsaviation;_ylt=Aq0ZiL04eKkUBOe7bCm3KrxH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTNrZ3IzaGlrBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDExMDYyNC9

[Jimbob here]

Sounds like it is just the Air Force's version that was grounded. There is no mention of the Navy's version. I know here in Oregon, at Kingsley field our F-22's as well as the 173rd Fighter Wing of F-15 Eagles are operational. I think that happened at the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP), out of  TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Six F-15 aircraft and nearly 100 personnel made their way from Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. across the country to the Florida panhandle in support of F-22 flying operations at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City. Here is the link to Oregon's 173rd Fighter Wing.

http://www.173fw.ang.af.mil/index.asp

Funny part is they make no mention of the F-22's that are at Kingsley Field. You can see them from the road when you drive by...lmao. Anyway...just thought I would point that out.

[omegagrayknight]

if america every have a major war, that will be the first plane brought back.

[Neo Malco]

I thought Air Force was the only division to get F-22s

[Abyss1818]

Well would explains why the navy decided to retire the FA-18 then, and from what i understand the F-22 funny enough was originally suppose to be a naval plane, but they saw the air force was a bit weak in that field and much for out of date they gave the project to them, from what I understand.

[Nameme99]

F-23 > F-22
Enough said.
Anyways, the navy was going to make the F-22 into a carrier aircraft, but the program got canned. it was the NATF (Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter).
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/natf.htm
Honestly I think they should have pushed through with the NATF and chosen the F-22 (Beautiful F-22 design BTW) for the NATF and the F-23 for the Airforce (As it should have been.)