How much do F-15 drivers want to try the F/A-22 Raptor? Ask Lt.
Col. Ray O'Mara, USAF.
"I would put body parts on sale on eBay if I thought it would do me
good to be able to get to fly this airplane."
O'Mara commands the 1st Fighter Wing F/A-22 Integration Office at
Langley AFB (VA). "From a pilot's perspective, it's an absolute
dream," he says. "The things that this aircraft can do, the speed
that it can fly, the maneuvering capability that it's got, are just
incredible."
The commemorative 37-cent stamp honors the US Air Force
Academy's 50 years of service to the nation. It was unveiled at a
ceremony here April 1 by US Postal Service officials. Two honors
were presented to the Air Force Academy on April 1 in a ceremony
commemorating its 50th anniversary.
Worried about maintenance records and aircraft safety, the US
Air Force Academy has grounded 45 gliders, trainers and skydiving
aircraft, leaving most cadets altogether flightless.
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