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F-22 in Pearl Harbor scrapes tail on landing

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F-22 in Pearl Harbor scrapes tail on landing

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Pilot's statement began: "Well, you see what had happened was..."
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It appears that the pilot got on the aerodynamic brakes too hard and scraped the horizontal stabilizers on the runway. The tail end result was a very expensive landing. :wink:
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    The tail end result!! yes I see what you did there :roll:
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