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1981 |
| Nov |
USAF identifies need to replace F-15 |
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1986 |
| Aug |
Lockheed, Boeing and General Dynamics teamed |
| Oct |
Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics team selected to compete with Northrop Grumman in Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) Demonstration/Validation |
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1990 |
| Jan 13 |
Final assembly of first YF-22 prototype begins |
| Sep 29 |
First flight of first YF-22 prototype, piloted by Dave Ferguson |
| Oct 25 |
First USAF pilot to fly YF-22 prototype; Maj. Mark D. Shackelford |
| Oct 30 |
First flight of second YF-22 prototype, piloted by Tom Morgenfeld |
| Nov 13 |
ATF/YF-22 receives Popular Science Award for Aviation and Space |
| Nov 28 |
First live missile firing of ATF program; Jon Beesley fires AIM-9 |
| Dec 11 |
YF-22s fly in formation for first time |
| Dec 31 |
Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics submit F-22 proposal to USAF |
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1991 |
| Jan |
F-22 program begins relocation to Marietta, Georgia; Gulf War begins |
| Apr 23 |
Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics F-22 team wins Advanced Tactical Fighter contract |
| Aug 2 |
Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract awarded |
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1992 |
| June 30 |
Critical Design Review (CDR) for F119 EMD test engine |
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1993 |
| Mar 1 |
Lockheed purchases General Dynamics Fort Worth Division |
| Apr 30 |
Air vehicle Preliminary Design Review |
| Dec 8 |
Boeing manufactures first part of first F-22 |
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1994 |
| Feb 10 |
F-22 procurement reduced from 648 to 422 |
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1995 |
| Feb 24 |
Air vehicle CDR completed |
| Mar 15 |
Lockheed and Martin Marietta merge |
| June 2 |
Assembly of first F-22 mid-body begins in Fort Worth |
| Oct 4 |
Assembly of first F-22 aft section and wings begins at Boeing |
| Nov 2 |
Assembly of first F-22 integrated forebody begins in Marietta |
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1996 |
| Jan 17 |
Boeing begins assembly of first shipset of wings |
| Aug 29 |
LMTAS commemorates completion of first mid-fuselage |
| Oct 8 |
First two flight test F119 engines delivered |
| Oct 16 |
Aft fuselage for first F-22 arrives at Marietta from Boeing |
| Oct 16 |
Fuselage mate started on first F-22 |
| Nov 9 |
Wings for first F-22 arrive at Marietta from Boeing |
| Dec |
Electrical power applied to F-22 for first time |
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1997 |
| Mar 6 |
First F-22 (Aircraft 4001) moved to Hush House |
| Apr 9 |
F-22 Raptor rollout ceremony at Marietta |
| Aug 16 |
Low-speed taxi test completed |
| Sep 5 |
High-speed taxi test completed |
| Sep 7 |
First flight of F-22 Raptor, piloted by Paul Metz |
| Sep 14 |
Second flight of F-22, piloted by John Beesley |
| Nov 11 |
Popular Science designates F-22 as one of 100 Best of What’s New for 1997 |
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1998 |
| Feb 5 |
F-22 transported to Edwards AFB for flight test |
| Mar 31 |
YF-22 placed in the Air Force Museum at Dayton, Ohio |
| May 17 |
Formal flight testing at Edwards AFB begins |
| June 29 |
First flight of second F-22 (Aircraft 4002) at Marietta |
| July 30 |
First in-flight refueling of Aircraft 4001 |
| Aug 26 |
Aircraft 4002 flies nonstop to Edwards AFB, piloted by Lt. Col. Steve Rainey |
| Oct 10 |
First flight at supersonic speed of Aircraft 4001 |
| Nov 12 |
Avionics software manager final Block 2 CDR |
| Nov 23 |
First Block 1 integrated production software released to Flying Test Bed (FTB) |
| Nov 23 |
Lockheed Martin achieves congressionally mandated 183-flight-hour mark |
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1999 |
| Mar 11 |
Boeing begins testing first avionics package aboard FTB |
| Apr 5 |
Tom Burbage leaves F-22 Team Program Office to become President of LMAS |
| Apr 26 |
Bob Rearden becomes LMAS Vice President and F-22 Team Program Office General Manager |
| Apr 29 |
Raptor 4002 flies first time with both main and side weapons bay doors open |
| May 4 |
Raptor 4002 records program’s 100th flight-test sortie |
| July 21 |
Raptor 4001 demonstrates supercruise for first time (Mach 1.5 approximately 1,110 mph for 3 minutes without the use of afterburners) |
| Aug 25 |
Raptor 4002 conducts 60-degree high angle of attack |
| Nov 23 |
F-22 KC-10 refueling qualification testing completed |
| Dec 21 |
500th flight-test hour accomplished |
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2000 |
| Mar 6 |
First flight of third F-22 (Aircraft 4003) at Marietta, piloted by Chuck Killberg |
| Mar 15 |
Aircraft 4003 flies nonstop to Edwards AFB, piloted by Lt. Col. Bill Craig |
| July 25 |
First AIM-9 launch from Aircraft 4002, piloted by Chuck Killberg |
| Oct 24 |
First Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) launch from Aircraft 4002, piloted by Lt. Col. “Doc” Nelson |
| Oct 31 |
Pratt & Whitney successfully completed 2, 150 TACx, 1/2 full hot section life |
| Nov 2 |
Raptor 4001 ferried from Edwards AFB to Wright-Patterson AFB to undergo live-fire testing |
| Nov 7 |
Successfully completed Air Vehicle Final Production Readiness Review |
| Nov 15 |
First flight of Aircraft 4004, the first avionics Raptor, piloted by Bret Luedke |
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2001 |
| Jan 5 |
First flight Raptor 4005 at Marietta, piloted by Randy Neville |
| Jan 30 |
Raptor 4004, the first avionics aircraft, ferried to Edwards AFB |
| Feb 5 |
First flight of Raptor 4006 at Marietta, piloted by Al Norman |
| Mar 11 |
Raptor 4005 ferried to Edwards AF |
| Apr 17 |
F-22 successfully launched an AIM-9 missile while rolling at 60 degrees per second |
| Apr 18 |
F-22 Program reached 1,000th flight-test hour |
| May 17 |
Raptor 4003 successfully flew at maximum Mach |
| May 18 |
Raptor 4006 ferried to Edwards AFB; full afterburners were used for the first time on takeoff |
| June 13 |
F-22 becomes first tactical fighter to successfully launch an AIM-9 missile while rolling at 100 degrees per second |
| Aug 15 |
Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) unanimously recommended to proceed with F-22 Low-Rate Initial Production |
| Aug 22 |
Live-fire test on Raptor 4001 was conducted at Wright-Patterson AFB |
| Aug 23 |
Completes wing live-fire test |
| Sep 19 |
Lot 1 contract awarded $2.1B |
| Sep 21 |
First guided AMRAAM launch |
| Sep 26 |
First fit check of JDAM with 600-gallon fuel tank on pylon |
| Oct 15 |
Raptor 4007 first flight |
| Oct 24 |
DAE authorizes Lot 2 contract |
| Nov 14 |
Avionics software 3.0FT2.3 loaded first time |
| Nov 30 |
Last PRTVII mid-fuselage shipped to Marietta |
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2002 |
| Jan 5 |
Raptor 4007 ferried to Edwards AFB |
| Jan 31 |
Lot 2 production contract authorized |
| Feb 1 |
First time a Raptor pulls 9 gs |
| Feb 8 |
Raptor 4008 first flight |
| Mar 14 |
Successful AIM-9 missile shot at 5,000 ft, Mach 0.9 |
| 1st Qtr |
Conducted successful RCS test on Raptor 4002 |
| Mar 27 |
EMD EAC submitted to SPO |
| Apr 5 |
DD250 completed on last EMD aircraft Raptor 4009 |
| May 10 |
F-22 SPO directorship changes Brig. Gen. Shackelford replaces Brig. Gen. Jabour |
| May 17 |
First lifetime fatigue test objectives completed |
| May 21 |
Arresting gear system test successful |
| May 28 |
Raptor 4004 ferries to Eglin AFB |
| May 30 |
Raptor 4004 enters climatic testing one day ahead of schedule |
| June 7 |
Raptor flight test completes 2,000 hours |
| June 11 |
Raptor 4009 completes dedicated logistics test and evaluation |
| July 26 |
Air combat simulation conducts first test readiness |
| Aug 2 |
First F-22 supersonic missile launch, AIM-9 at Mach 1.1 |
| Aug 16 |
Successfully certified Block 3.1.1.0 software |
| Aug 21 |
First supersonic separation of AMRAAM, Mach 1.19 |
| Aug 27 |
Generals Pearson and Shackelford approve avionics test replan |
| Sep 17 |
Raptor designation changed from F-22 to F-22, highlighting multimission capability |
| Sep 19 |
Conducted small diameter bomb fit check |
| Sep 28 |
Raptor 4003 completes three test sorties in one day |
| Oct 1 |
F-22 receives Aviation Quality Award for Aviation Week |
| Oct 12 |
First flight Raptor 4010 (first production aircraft) |
| Oct 23 |
DD250 of first production aircraft Aircraft 4010 |
| Oct 25 |
Stand-up of first F-22 Fighter Squadron at Tyndall AFB |
| Oct 30 |
Raptor 4003 completes first AIM-9 supersonic separation launch |
| Nov 5 |
First guided supersonic missile launch of AIM-120 AMRAAM (35K ft) |
| Nov 18 |
New F-22 POE and F-22 Program Director announced Brig. Gen. Richard Lewis and Brig. Gen. Select Thomas J. Owen |
| Nov 26 |
DD250 of Aircraft 4011 |
| Dec 19 |
First countermeasure flare flight test |
| Dec 28 |
First live-fire ground test from the Raptor |
| Dec 30 |
First flight of Raptor 4009 |
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2003 |
| Jan 17 |
DD250 and delivery of Raptor 4012 |
| Jan 17 |
First flight by operational pilot Lt. Col. “Logger” Rose |
| Mar 4 |
First DIOT&E Raptor delivered to Edwards AFB |
| Apr 29 |
Raptor 4014 completes first flight and lands Code One |
| May 12 |
Raptor 4013 ferries to Nellis AFB |
| May 22 |
Raptor 4014 completes DD250 |
| June 30 |
Raptor 4016 delivered to the USAF |
| July 8 |
Secretary of the USAF James Roche visits Marietta facility |
| Aug 21 |
Raptor 4017 delivered to USAF |
| Aug 29 |
Seven Raptors in the sky at the same time |
| Sep 1 |
CTF breaks 4,000 flight hours |
| Sep 22 |
First rolling high g AIM-9 shot from Raptor 4003 |
| Sep 24 |
First flight Raptor 4019 |
| Sep 26 |
Raptor 4018 DD250 and 3 hours later delivered to Tyndall AFB |
| Oct 10 |
Acceptance ceremony at Tyndall AFB for Raptor 4018 |
