Ex engineer sue LM for F-22 stealth fraud.Lawsuit copy here.
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Ex-Lockheed engineer sues LM for F-22 stealth fraud.Read draft of lawsuit .
I am wandering if USAF has tested on the stealth of actual fully combat loaded
Raptor by actual radars,not computer simulations or alike.
Has LM been sued on "against many similar claims''?. pl read below on comments.
I suggest u read the background on this guy,
Darrol Olsen , on pages 7 of the lawsuit.
It is interesting to note he acts "on behalf of USA"!!
Read the "draft copy of a lawsuit expected to be filed later this week."
Very interesting.
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Blog--copy of lawsuit
- [ 翻译æ¤é¡µ ]Former Lockheed Martin Engineer Calls Fraud on F-22 Stealth. As the fight over whether to continue production of the F-22 rages on, ...
pogoblog.typepad.com/.../former-lockheed-martin-engineer-calls-fraud-on-f22-stealth.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2009/06/ex-lockheed-engineer-sues-lock.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSN2035135720081120?sp=true
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read page 11 for decriptions of three layers of stealth coatings.
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Sorry, I didn't read your post at all... too messy and complicated.
What were you trying to say?
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Is that words?
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Looking at this picture probably makes more sense then reading his post...
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Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:
Looking at this picture probably makes more sense then reading his post...
Is this one of those mind warping pictures?
Stare into the middle real hard.
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High priced F-22 has major shortcomings.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/09/AR2009070903020.html
key points for above long article reported by Washington Post on 09-07-2009:
- $49,808/hour to fly (compared to $30,818 for F-15)
- from 2004 to 2008, average maintenance time per hour of flight grew from 20 hours to 34 (definitely a trend in the wrong direction)
- only 55% availability of the deployed F-22 fleet
- canopy only lasts 18 months of 'flying time' (whatever that means) before delamination- canopy visibility has been hurt by brown spots and peeling requiring $120,000 refurbishments at 331 hours instead of spec'ed 800 hours
- of 22 key requirements, it met 2 in 2004, 5 in 2006 and 7 in 2008 (supposedly it will meet all 22 next year)
Coincidentally, today at work I had a conversation with a materials expert on a past LO program. She told me this was nothing new to her, as she was brought in to defend her company against many similar claims. Based upon our discussion, and without further elaboration because I have no intent of assisting any ambulance chasers, I predict the 'former engineer' will lose.