Comments on: F-22A Crashes; AF on Tenterhooks http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/25/f-22a-crashes-af-on-tenterhooks/ Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chief Houstonhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/25/f-22a-crashes-af-on-tenterhooks/#comment-6492 Chief Houston Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:02:08 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5254#comment-6492 Without people like Mr. Cooley, we would never push the envelope. God bless him and his family! To those that live on the edge so that your brothers may live, God Bless! Without people like Mr. Cooley, we would never push the envelope. God bless him and his
family!
To those that live on the edge so that your brothers may live, God Bless!

]]> By: bobhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/25/f-22a-crashes-af-on-tenterhooks/#comment-6469 bob Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:16:45 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5254#comment-6469 Well guys... being a test pilot is as dangerous as it gets, it always has! My condolences to the family. Mr. Cooley was prolly doing what he loved, and if i had a choice on the way i went out... it would be doing something i loved! Toast one up for Mr. Cooley. Well guys… being a test pilot is as dangerous as it gets, it always has! My condolences to the family. Mr. Cooley was prolly doing what he loved, and if i had a choice on the way i went out… it would be doing something i loved! Toast one up for Mr. Cooley.

]]> By: Pug Mahonehttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/25/f-22a-crashes-af-on-tenterhooks/#comment-6466 Pug Mahone Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:23:12 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5254#comment-6466 This test aircraft was supposedly wired to collect a lot of telemetry data, I hope somebody had the computers running.Vaya con Dios, Mr. Cooley. This test aircraft was supposedly wired to collect a lot of telemetry data, I hope somebody had the computers running.

Vaya con Dios, Mr. Cooley.

]]> By: Recon-Teamhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/25/f-22a-crashes-af-on-tenterhooks/#comment-6439 Recon-Team Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5254#comment-6439 Reportedly this was a test flight, and the pilot was a Mr. David Cooley. What was being tested is unknown.May God welcome Mr. Cooley into his kingdom and aid his family during their time of need. Reportedly this was a test flight, and the pilot was a Mr. David Cooley. What was being tested is unknown.

May God welcome Mr. Cooley into his kingdom and aid his family during their time of need.

]]> By: Slowboyhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/25/f-22a-crashes-af-on-tenterhooks/#comment-6423 Slowboy Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:34:01 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5254#comment-6423 $150 Mil a copy? Who cares!! We can never recoup the loss of a life. My condolenses to the pilots family. $150 Mil a copy? Who cares!! We can never recoup the loss of a life. My condolenses to the pilots family.

]]> By: Io205http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/25/f-22a-crashes-af-on-tenterhooks/#comment-6415 Io205 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:11:07 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5254#comment-6415 Sad news, my Condolences.Io from The Netherlands Sad news, my Condolences.

Io from The Netherlands

]]> By: blago21http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/25/f-22a-crashes-af-on-tenterhooks/#comment-6413 blago21 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:34:39 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5254#comment-6413 so will they like buy a replacement for this or are we down to 182 so will they like buy a replacement for this or are we down to 182

]]> By: Georgehttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/25/f-22a-crashes-af-on-tenterhooks/#comment-6407 George Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:00:45 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5254#comment-6407 I don't know the specific details of what happened in this case, but from what I do know, the testing of aircraft at Edwards tends to put the aircraft and their pilots to and often beyond their limits. Crashes there are, I don't want to say common, but they are part of the equation. If you want something to go wrong with an aircraft, the right place for it to happen is during testing. I think we've all grown a little bit too complacent with aviation as it's become highly computerized, but trust me fellas, the F-22 isn't a video game. It is a very complex aircraft with a very complex mission. I don’t know the specific details of what happened in this case, but from what I do know, the testing of aircraft at Edwards tends to put the aircraft and their pilots to and often beyond their limits. Crashes there are, I don’t want to say common, but they are part of the equation. If you want something to go wrong with an aircraft, the right place for it to happen is during testing. I think we’ve all grown a little bit too complacent with aviation as it’s become highly computerized, but trust me fellas, the F-22 isn’t a video game. It is a very complex aircraft with a very complex mission.

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