Raptor reaches 500th flight hour

Released: 28 Dec 1999

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- F-22 Raptor 4001 soars above the clouds here in late December, achieving the fighter program's 500th flight test hour during its 225th sortie. To date, the F-22 has completed more than 11 percent of its flight-test regime -- consistently performing even better than designed. (Photo by Judson Brohmer)