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  • F-22, fighter of the future, set to scream into Tucson

    02/26/2006 7:12:29 AM PST · by SandRat · 102 replies · 2,227+ views
    Arizona Daily Star ^ | Feb 26, 2006 | Carol Ann Alaimo
    The newest bird in the Air Force fleet — and one of the noisiest — will make its Tucson debut next weekend. The F-22 Raptor, a sleek and supersonic stealth jet that's more advanced than any other in Air Force history, will be among dozens of new and vintage warplanes in town to train for the 2006 air- show season. Two or three of the futuristic fighters will touch down during the annual Heritage Flight Conference at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, a three-day event that allows pilots to practice formation flying for eight to nine hours a day. It's part...