woof!!
03-31-2010, 05:42 PM
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woof!!
is this the ugliest thing you've ever seen or what!
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03-31-2010, 06:29 PM
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A little background
Coyote Ugly...... 
Flying Test Bed
The F-22 Flying Test Bed (FTB) is a modified Boeing 757 that is being used to flight-test the highly advanced integrated avionics developed for the F-22 Raptor. The test bed has reduced risk as well as future flight test hours by enabling extensive in-flight testing, evaluation and troubleshooting before much of the avionics were installed on the F-22.
Boeing began testing the F-22's avionics aboard the 757 in March 1999.
Balance of story: Boeing: F-22 Raptor -- Flying Test Bed
Flying Test Bed
The F-22 Flying Test Bed (FTB) is a modified Boeing 757 that is being used to flight-test the highly advanced integrated avionics developed for the F-22 Raptor. The test bed has reduced risk as well as future flight test hours by enabling extensive in-flight testing, evaluation and troubleshooting before much of the avionics were installed on the F-22.
Boeing began testing the F-22's avionics aboard the 757 in March 1999.
Balance of story: Boeing: F-22 Raptor -- Flying Test Bed
03-31-2010, 06:34 PM
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Looks like it has a bunch of F-22 parts strapped to it for testing. It is a common thing to test sub-assemblies of new aircraft designs this way. It enables a lot of the test results to be had before a full-up prototype is available.
03-31-2010, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by rocketman3746
Pretty cool lookin testbed... google is telling me it's an F-22 nose and radar ass'y and an F-22 airfoil... Fun stuff... I've got some old G-II photos from an MIT testbed somewhere....
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And no, they're not for missiles, per se, like the guy in the comments says. They are testbeds for missile seeker heads and other things way over my head...
03-31-2010, 07:15 PM
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Everyone knows this chubby little fellow is the real catfish!
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