F/A-22 resumes flying after probe finds no design flaw

The U.S. Air Force's F/A-22 Raptor returned to the air Jan. 6, ending a "stand-down" imposed on the fleet after one of the stealthy jets crashed on takeoff in December and was destroyed. The Air Force had suspended flying all 28 of its remaining F/A-22s after the Dec. 20 accident, in which the pilot...

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