F-22s, F-35s to Fly Faster on Long-Distance Deployments to Reduce Fuel Consumption

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F-22s, F-35s to Fly Faster on Long-Distance Deployments to Reduce Fuel Consumption
10/4/2018

—Brian Everstine


​The Air Force's stealth fighters have been approved to fly faster during deployment missions in an effort to reduce the time it takes to complete the mission and the amount of fuel required.

The Air Force Operational Energy office determined that during Coronet missions—long-distance deployments in which the aircraft do not land—F-22s and F-35s can fly closer to their maximum-range airspeed though they must stay within boom limits, according to a USAF release.

http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2018/October%202018/F-22s-F-35s-to-Fly-Faster-on-Long-Distance-Deployments-to-Reduce-Fuel-Consumption.aspx