# F117a is officially being retired from the USAF

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**Created:** [November 3, 2006, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f117a-is-officially-being-retired-from-the-usaf/19679 "2006-11-03T11:49:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f117a-is-officially-being-retired-from-the-usaf/19679/23 "2006-11-03T14:32:46Z")

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Having spent time on an aircraft carrier, I can appreciate the importance of “lights” 🙂

A buddy of mine works for the company producing the radiators (or is it intercoolers) for the F-22.

And it makes sense that they can’t fly until they get the safety issues like ejection dialed in. I knew that they did some revamping after most demos, but I had no idea they practically scrap it and build a new plane from the ground up. I guess they can integrate the technology from the demo better if they re-design.

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