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|identification_symbol_label=411th Flight Test Squadron emblem <small>(approved 2 March 1990)</small><ref name=411FTSfacts>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433596/411-flight-test-squadron/ |author=No byline|title=Factsheet 411 Flight Test Squadron|date=April 7, 2008|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|url-status=live |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>
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|aircraft_fighter= [[F-22 Raptor]]<BR>[[Northrop YF-23]]
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The squadron was first activated as the '''6511th Test Squadron''' in March 1989 to conduct the Advanced Tactical Fighter program. It began flying the [[Northrop YF-23]] on 27 August and the [[Lockheed YF-22]] on 29 September 1990, flying both through December 1990, though the airplanes were assigned to the manufacturers rather than to USAF. The YF-22 (and the [[Pratt & Whitney F119]] engine) was declared the winner of the competition on 23 April 1991, and on 2 August 1991 both YF-22 prototypes were transferred to the Air Force.<ref name="Rogers">Rogers, {{page needed|date=January 2019}}</ref>
The squadron was first activated as the '''6511th Test Squadron''' in March 1989 to conduct the Advanced Tactical Fighter program. It began flying the [[Northrop YF-23]] on 27 August and the [[Lockheed YF-22]] on 29 September 1990, flying both through December 1990, though the airplanes were assigned to the manufacturers rather than to USAF. The YF-22 (and the [[Pratt & Whitney F119]] engine) was declared the winner of the competition on 23 April 1991, and on 2 August 1991 both YF-22 prototypes were transferred to the Air Force.<ref name="Rogers">Rogers, {{page needed|date=January 2019}}</ref>


Though the Number 1 YF-22 returned to the [[Lockheed Corporation]] plant to become a ground test bed for production designs, the Number 2 aircraft flew with the 6511th until 25 Apr 1992, when it was extensively damaged in a landing mishap. The 6511th (redesignated the '''411th Test Squadron''' in October 1992) then spent the next few years planning for the F-22 test program, and received the first [[Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor]] in February 1998.<ref name="Rogers"/>
Though the Number 1 YF-22 returned to the [[Lockheed Corporation]] plant to become a ground test bed for production designs, the Number 2 aircraft flew with the 6511th until 25 April 1992, when it was extensively damaged in a landing mishap. The 6511th (redesignated the '''411th Test Squadron''' in October 1992) then spent the next few years planning for the F-22 test program, and received the first [[Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor]] in February 1998.<ref name="Rogers"/>


Edwards flight testing was completed in December 2004 and the [[27th Fighter Squadron]] at [[Langley Air Force Base]], Virginia was the first squadron to transition to the Raptor, receiving the first operational aircraft 18 January 2005 from [[Tyndall Air Force Base]], Florida, where the [[43d Fighter Squadron]] trained Raptor pilots.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.f-16.net/news_article1637.html |last1=McGee|first1=Chris|title=F/A-22 on track to go operational|date=February 2, 2005|publisher=F16.net|url-status=live |accessdate=January 5, 2019}}</ref>
Edwards flight testing was completed in December 2004 and the [[27th Fighter Squadron]] at [[Langley Air Force Base]], Virginia was the first squadron to transition to the Raptor, receiving the first operational aircraft 18 January 2005 from [[Tyndall Air Force Base]], Florida, where the [[43d Fighter Squadron]] trained Raptor pilots.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.f-16.net/news_article1637.html |last1=McGee|first1=Chris|title=F/A-22 on track to go operational|date=2 February 2005|publisher=F16.net|url-status=live |accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref>


On 25 March 2009 an F-22 operated by a squadron pilot, [[David P. Cooley]], crashed 35 miles northeast of Edwards during a training flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_re_us/f22_crash|author=No byline|title=F-22 crashes in California desert near air base|date=March 25, 2009|publisher=Yahoo! News|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328200932/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_re_us/f22_crash|archivedate=28 March 2009|accessdate=January 5, 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
On 25 March 2009 an F-22 operated by a squadron pilot, [[David P. Cooley]], crashed 35 miles northeast of Edwards during a training flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_re_us/f22_crash|author=No byline|title=F-22 crashes in California desert near air base|date=25 March 2009|publisher=Yahoo! News|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328200932/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_re_us/f22_crash|archivedate=28 March 2009|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref>


The squadron successfully tested the F-22 flying on a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and biofuel derived from [[camelina]], a weed-like plant not used for food, in March 2011. The overall test objective was to evaluate biofuel fuel blend suitability in the F-22. Testing consisted of air starts, operability, and performance at different speeds and altitudes throughout the flight envelope. The F-22 Raptor performed several maneuvers including a supercruise<ref group=note>Supercruise is supersonic flight without using the engine's afterburner.</ref> at 40,000&nbsp;ft. reaching speeds of [[Mach number|Mach]] 1.5.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.f-16.net/news_article4311.html |author=95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs|title=F-22 Raptor flown on synthetic biofuel|date=March 19, 2011|publisher=F16.net|url-status=live |accessdate=January 5, 2019}}</ref>
The squadron successfully tested the F-22 flying on a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and biofuel derived from [[camelina]], a weed-like plant not used for food, in March 2011. The overall test objective was to evaluate biofuel fuel blend suitability in the F-22. Testing consisted of air starts, operability, and performance at different speeds and altitudes throughout the flight envelope. The F-22 Raptor performed several maneuvers including a supercruise<ref group=note>Supercruise is supersonic flight without using the engine's afterburner.</ref> at 40,000&nbsp;ft. reaching speeds of [[Mach number|Mach]] 1.5.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.f-16.net/news_article4311.html |author=95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs|title=F-22 Raptor flown on synthetic biofuel|date=19 March 2011|publisher=F16.net|url-status=live |accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref>


==Lineage==
==Lineage==
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===Aircraft===
===Aircraft===
* Lockheed YF-22, 1989–1991<ref name=411FTSfacts/>
* Lockheed YF-22, 1989–1991<ref name=411FTSfacts/>
* Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, 1998-present<ref name="Rogers"/>
* Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, 1998–present<ref name="Rogers"/>
* Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II, 1989-1991<ref name="Rogers"/>
* Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II, 1989–1991<ref name="Rogers"/>


===Awards and campaigns===
===Awards and campaigns===
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|award_name1=[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]]
|award_name1=[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]]
|award_date1=1 January 1996-31 December 1996
|award_date1=1 January 1996-31 December 1996
|award_notes1=411th Flight Test Squadron<ref name=AFawards>{{cite web |url= http://access.afpc.af.mil/AwardsDMZNet40/SearchAwards.aspx |title=Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards|publisher=Air Force Personnel Center|url-status=live |accessdate=January 4, 2019}} (search)</ref>
|award_notes1=411th Flight Test Squadron<ref name=AFawards>{{cite web |url= http://access.afpc.af.mil/AwardsDMZNet40/SearchAwards.aspx |title=Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards|publisher=Air Force Personnel Center|url-status=live |accessdate=4 January 2019}} (search)</ref>
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|award_name3=Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
|award_name3=Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
|award_date3=1 January 2010-31 December 2011
|award_date3=1 January 2010–31 December 2011
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===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===

Revision as of 01:38, 26 November 2019

411th Flight Test Squadron
411th Flight Test Squadron F-22A Raptor[note 1]
Active1989–present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeSquadron
RoleFlight Testing
Part of  Air Force Materiel Command
Garrison/HQEdwards Air Force Base, California
Tail Code"ED"
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
411th Flight Test Squadron emblem (approved 2 March 1990)[1]
Aircraft flown
FighterF-22 Raptor
Northrop YF-23

The 411th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron assigned to the 412th Operations Group of Air Force Materiel Command, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It conducted the Advanced Tactical Fighter program flyoff competition between the Lockheed YF-22 and Northrop YF-23 prototypes. Following the completion of the competition, the squadron has conducted testing of the F-22.

History

The YF-22 and YF-23 in formation during flight testing in the early 1990s

The squadron was first activated as the 6511th Test Squadron in March 1989 to conduct the Advanced Tactical Fighter program. It began flying the Northrop YF-23 on 27 August and the Lockheed YF-22 on 29 September 1990, flying both through December 1990, though the airplanes were assigned to the manufacturers rather than to USAF. The YF-22 (and the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine) was declared the winner of the competition on 23 April 1991, and on 2 August 1991 both YF-22 prototypes were transferred to the Air Force.[2]

Though the Number 1 YF-22 returned to the Lockheed Corporation plant to become a ground test bed for production designs, the Number 2 aircraft flew with the 6511th until 25 April 1992, when it was extensively damaged in a landing mishap. The 6511th (redesignated the 411th Test Squadron in October 1992) then spent the next few years planning for the F-22 test program, and received the first Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor in February 1998.[2]

Edwards flight testing was completed in December 2004 and the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia was the first squadron to transition to the Raptor, receiving the first operational aircraft 18 January 2005 from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, where the 43d Fighter Squadron trained Raptor pilots.[3]

On 25 March 2009 an F-22 operated by a squadron pilot, David P. Cooley, crashed 35 miles northeast of Edwards during a training flight.[4]

The squadron successfully tested the F-22 flying on a 50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and biofuel derived from camelina, a weed-like plant not used for food, in March 2011. The overall test objective was to evaluate biofuel fuel blend suitability in the F-22. Testing consisted of air starts, operability, and performance at different speeds and altitudes throughout the flight envelope. The F-22 Raptor performed several maneuvers including a supercruise[note 2] at 40,000 ft. reaching speeds of Mach 1.5.[5]

Lineage

  • Designated as the 6511th Test Squadron and activated on 10 March 1989
Redesignated 411th Test Squadron on 2 October 1992
Redesignated 411th Flight Test Squadron on 1 March 1994[1]

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

  • Lockheed YF-22, 1989–1991[1]
  • Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, 1998–present[2]
  • Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II, 1989–1991[2]

Awards and campaigns

Award streamer Award Dates Notes
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 January 1996-31 December 1996 411th Flight Test Squadron[6]
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 January 1997-31 December 1998 411th Flight Test Squadron[6]
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 January 2010–31 December 2011 411th Flight Test Squadron[6]

See also

References

Notes

Explanatory notes
  1. ^ Aircraft is Lockheed F-22A Block 10 Raptor, serial 91-4008.
  2. ^ Supercruise is supersonic flight without using the engine's afterburner.
Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e No byline (7 April 2008). "Factsheet 411 Flight Test Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 4 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Rogers, [page needed]
  3. ^ McGee, Chris (2 February 2005). "F/A-22 on track to go operational". F16.net. Retrieved 5 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ No byline (25 March 2009). "F-22 crashes in California desert near air base". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs (19 March 2011). "F-22 Raptor flown on synthetic biofuel". F16.net. Retrieved 5 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c "Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards". Air Force Personnel Center. Retrieved 4 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) (search)

Bibliography

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Rogers, Brian. (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publications. ISBN 1-85780-197-0.
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