Lockheed ramps up F-22 composite parts manufacture

Lockheed Fort Worth Co. is ramping up factory work on the F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter, with 11 graphite-composite parts completed through layup and curing as of the end of last month, Lockheed said yesterday. "Ten of the parts completed to date are inlet duct skins with complex, contoured design...

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