F-22 fighter jet scrapes tail on runway during Pearl Harbor anniversary causing $1.8million damage

An F-22 fighter jet used in a flyover during a remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor scraped its tail on a runway as it landed, causing $1.8 million in damage.
A Hawaii National Guard spokesman says nobody was hurt in the incident Friday morning on the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Lt. Col. Charles Anthony says the jet was coming back to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from a training exercise after taking part in the ceremony. He says the 'mishap' happened roughly 90 minutes after the flyover.

In jet terms, the damage to the F-22's horizontal stabilizers may be little more than a pricey fender-bender.
Anthony says it costs roughly $147 million to make one F-22 fighter.
The nation's F-22 fighter jets were grounded for four months last year after pilots complained of experiencing a lack of oxygen that can cause dizziness and blackouts.

An Air Force advisory panel studied the problem for seven months but couldn't identify the cause. The panel supported a plan to keep the aircraft flying with pilots using special sensors, filters and other safety precautions.
In May, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered that F-22 flights remain 'within proximity of potential landing locations' so that pilots can land quickly in the event they experience an oxygen-deficit problem.

The F-22, made by Lockheed Martin Corp., is the Air Force's most-prized stealth fighter. It was built to evade radar and is capable of flying at faster-than-sound speeds without using afterburners.
Five other bases are home to F-22s: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.; Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.; Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.; and Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.

F-22 Raptor crashes at Tyndall AFB

An F-22 Raptor crashed Nov. 15, at 3:30 p.m. on Tyndall Air Force , Fla., one quarter mile east of the drone runway.

Highway 98 has been closed from Dupont Bridge to the "Welcome to Mexico Beach" sign as a safety precaution. The incident is not on Highway 98.

The pilot ejected from the aircraft safely and  is currently under supervision of the 325th Medical Group. First responders are on scene.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation and additional details will be provided as soon as they become available.

U.S. Air Force Seeks F-22 Cooperation with Allies

A senior U.S. Air Force commander has opened the door to joint coalition operations with the stealthy F-22 Raptor fighter. Speaking at the International Fighter Conference organized in London by IQPC, Maj. Gen. Larry Wells, commander of the Ninth Air Force, said “We need our partners to get involved with the F-22 in exercises.”
Until now, the security classification surrounding America’s top-of-the-line interceptor has precluded meaningful cooperation with allied air forces. But Wells noted that the U.S. fleet of stealth airplanes is not large enough to conduct major strike operations alone. “We must integrate with other fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft,” he said. Wells said that exercises with U.S. Air Force F-15s and F-16s have already been stepped up. At present, F-22 pilots can communicate with other aircraft only by voice, but a Link 16 receive capability will be added next year, Wells revealed. He said that F-22s “pass a lot of high-fidelity data [among] themselves” via their unique datalink, but cannot yet communicate even with other U.S. stealth aircraft such as the B-2 or the F-35. Addition of the F-35’s multifunction advanced datalink (MADL) will eventually provide that capability, Wells added.

Wells also revealed that one squadron of F-22s has now been equipped to drop the 250-pound small diameter bomb. This boosts the aircraft’s air-to-ground capability, which already includes the ability to drop 1,000-pound joint direct attack munitions subsonically.
The majority of the operating restrictions imposed after the well publicized pilot oxygen supply problems have now been lifted, Wells reported. “We’ve recently done two major deployments to East Asia and Southwest Asia without incident,” he said. Solutions to the elusive problems include charcoal filters in the oxygen supply; a back-up oxygen supply; and modifications to the pilot’s “Combat Edge” pressure jerkin.