Air Force Maintainers Got an F-22 Flying After It Collapsed on Runway
US Air Force In April, an F-22 Raptor took off for the first time in more than a year after its landing gear collapsed on the flight line. Virginia Air National Guardsmen oversaw most of the rebuild, which included a new landing gear, flight control surface for the right wing, and a new wing tip. More than a year after its landing gear collapsed on the flight line at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, an F-22 Raptor took to the skies for the first time last month thanks to Virginia Air National Guard maintainers. Airmen from the 192nd Maintenance Group were abl...