F-22 vibration forces engine replacement

Flight testing of the second F-22 fighter had to be halted after pilots noticed a vibration problem that has prompted the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin to replace one of the stealthy fighter's two Pratt&Whitney F119 engines. Pilots discovered a 2-axial vibration during the fourth and fifth...

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