Digg: F-22 Raptor Airframes Falling Apart Due to Bad Glue

It is unacceptable with how many details they cover in the construction of every other part of the plane that something like glue would be overlooked. Does the F-35 share the same glue?

Excerpt: “According to a just-released Air Combat Command report, 30 of the F-22A Raptors delivered by Lockheed Martin use “inadequate adhesive” in their airframes. That means two things in plain language: bad glue; and big trouble.

The report comes after investigators finished looking into an accident that happened last November. Part of the airframe of a F-22A fell off into the engine intake, causing a whopping $1.2 million of damage.

And, while we understand that machines so amazingly complex will always have flaws that need to be ironed out, let’s hope they used SuperGlue with the F-35 Lightning II. Or gum.”

Link:
http://gizmodo.com/373205/f+22-raptor-airframes-falling-apart-due-to-bad-glue

See also: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2008/03/bad-glue-causes-f22a-mishap.html