Cracks in F-2 Close Air Support Fighter
Japan's $7-billion F-2 close air support fighter's introduction into service has probably suffered another setback with the discovery of a new set of cracks in its cocured carbon fiber-reinforced wing. Hairline cracks appeared May 13 during tests of the No. 1 static test prototype at the Japanese...
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