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Lockheed Martin began a $13.6 million capital investment project late last year in Marietta, Georgia, to support F/A-22 rate production. The project consists of an 8,500 square foot fuel test facility to test the F/A-22’s fuel system for leaks before flight tests. Any repairs can then be performed inside the building. In early 2003, Lockheed Martin is expected to begin construction on a 30,000 square foot flight operations facility to prepare the F/A-22 for flight tests, subsystem functional tests, and engine runs. The flight ops facility allows the aircraft to taxi in and out without having to be towed. |
