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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

U.S. Air Force Having Serious Trouble Keeping F-22 Raptor Pilots

According to a recent Air Force Times article, the F-22 Raptor has the lowest pilot-retention rate of any U.S. fighter or attack aircraft measured, at a rather abysmal 33%.

Compare this to 81% for F-15E Strike Eagle pilots and 68% for F-15 Eagle pilots respectively, and, gentlemen, we've got a problem. Think about that for a second.

If those numbers are correct (and we're not sure about them, yet), the F-15E, a much older and less-technologically-advanced aircraft, enjoys almost 2.5 times the pilot retention rate of the vaunted F-22.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous29/10/08 17:54

    Ooops. Thew Air Force has selecting their most experienced and elite pilots for the F-22. Surprised we are to find this Jedi is close to retirement?

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