F-22's gun door in successful test

The hydraulic door of the F-22 fighter's internally mounted M61A2 six-barreled 20mm gun was successfully tested during a recent flight of Raptor 4002 over the Mojave Desert in California, the U.S. Air Force said. The test was intended to see how the door would react when opened at high speeds. The...

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