Flutter and crack discoveries put F-2 tests behind schedule

5 August 1998

Completion of Japan Defence Agency (JDA) flight testing of the MitsubishiF-2A/B has slipped by nine months, following the discovery of excessive flutter and structural cracking of the fighter's composite wing.

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