Stealth jet crashes in US desert

[Newshound]

A state-of-the-art US air force F-22 fighter crashes during tests near a base in the desert of south California.

More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7964577.stm)

[Egg]

Even more interesting is that it wasn't a run of the mill variant (if there can ever be such a thing with a F-22 Raptor) but an airframe flying experimental sorties for the 412th test wing.

[Egg]

http://www.edwards.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6580

Its the very cutting edge of tactical military doctrine and test / evaluation. In short, the airframe would of been flown by a pilot of considerable skill and massive air hours (8000 hours is not uncommon at all). For this to happen here, it suggests that the airframe was either encountering a fault of some type, or it went through a manouver it could not handle.

As a side note, Edwards is the 'white world' mirror image of Groom lake testing area, also known as area 51 and a fair few who flew in airforce suits went to the dark side and flew corporate for testing and evaluation at 51.

[J_rod7]

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Does anyone know from which base they fly TR-3B?

This craft is Mach 10+, Anti-gravity assisted, and Space capable.

Also a not-so-secret big Top Secret.

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