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F-22 Raptor Airframes Falling Apart Due to Bad Glue

11:30PM March 28, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

According to a just-released Air Combat Command report, 30 of the F-22A Raptors delivered by Lockheed Martin use “inadequate adhesive” in their airframes. That means two things in plain language: bad glue; and big trouble.


The report comes after investigators finished looking into an accident that happened last November. Part of the airframe of a F-22A fell off into the engine intake, causing a whopping US$1.2 million of damage.

And, while we understand that machines so amazingly complex will always have flaws that need to be ironed out, let’s hope they used SuperGlue with the F-35 Lightning II. Or gum. [The Dew Line]


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  • cohen stapleton

    August 31, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    thats crap like cows you know what

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