USAF blames F/A-22 mishap on flight control system

U.S. Air Force investigators have concluded that an F/A-22 Raptor became temporarily unstable in the air and sustained $3.6 million in damage last fall due to a glitch in its flight control system, the Air Force announced April 4. The Lockheed Martin-built aircraft was conducting a flight-test with...

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