RAPTOR 01 to be downed


Message posted by Richard on October 22, 2000 at 05:05:06 EST:

hi folks

talks about the above subject header are rife now.
RAPTOR 01 will be shot down soon to gather information on how tough the airframe is when up against a real threat such as a missile.
The wreckage will then be utterly scrapped and will not be kept (obviously).

Not sure if it is true yet, but it will be an expensive shoot down. apparently, the 01 aircraft is not up to its specifications anyway and is apparently now redundant to the programme for flight tests.

Rich


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