F-22 Raptor Chronology - 1994
February 10, 1994
Air Force reduces the number of production F-22s to
be procured from 648 to 422 as a result of downsizing of the military.
March 4, 1994
It is announced that the F-22 Air Force/industry design
team has identified some shortfalls in the aircraft's radar cross section (RCS) signature.
The shortfalls, which were identified through a new computer modeling technique,
are mitigated by late spring though an intensive effort. The fixes involve reducing
the number of drain holes on the bottom of the aircraft and combining access panels.
October 6, 1994
Charles Wilkey, a milling machine operator, begins
fabrication of the first part LASC is building for the first flyable F-22. The aluminum
part is an engine inlet dust frame segment.
November 1994
Acquisition of F119 flight test engine long-lead time
hardware is initiated.
December 9, 1994
Secretary of Defense William Perry announces $8 billion
in budget changes to seven DoD modernization programs. These include a 10 percent
reduction in the FY 96 research and development funding for the F-22. This cut forces
a third rephase of the program.
December 1994
Lockheed Fort Worth Company begins fabrication of the
first graphite composite parts for the first mid fuselage of the first flyable F-22.
This initial composite parts fabrication follows an extensive risk reduction program
that began early in the EMD phase.
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