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[quote name="FABIO"][quote name="Chairman Mao"][quote name="FABIO"]is the F-22 <i>ever</i> going into production? That thing's been in developement since, what, the 80's? early 90's? Is it just that since the collapse of the soviet union focus has shifted from an air-superiority fighter to the joint strike, but they've already invested so much in the Raptor that they're not ready to scrap it entirely?[/quote] First operational squadron goes into service in 2005, with the full production run of some 370 or so planes to be delivered by 2013. I'm much more interested in <a href="http://www.aviationnow.com/content/publication/awst/20000710/aw33.htm">this.</a>[/quote] Are 20 year developement times normal for aircraft design? The B-52 was being designed during WWII then?[/quote]