<![CDATA[Gizmodo: No glue, no glory]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: No glue, no glory]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/no glue, no glory http://gizmodo.com/tag/no glue, no glory <![CDATA[ F-22 Raptor Airframes Falling Apart Due to Bad Glue ]]> 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. [The Dew Line]

]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:30:13 EDT Jesus Diaz http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=373205&view=rss&microfeed=true