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Robot Wars: A-I Painters to save the F-22 Raptor?
An F-22 Raptor is masked-off for new paint, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Hawaii Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier, 21AUG2020.
The F-22 Raptor is a hi-tech aircraft that has not resulted in making things easier for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). I’ve already written how the sensitive ‘skin’ of the aircraft is a nightmare for sheet metal shop personnel. Now the USAF admits that painting the aircraft is a pain-in-the-butt as well.
An F-22 gets its air intakes painstakingly ‘gap filled’ at Hill AFB, Utah. USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd, 19NOV2020.
As of February 2020, the USAF has a new hi-tech tool that will supposedly solve one of the hi-tech aircraft’s skin problems; a robot designed specifically to paint the inside of the air intakes.
Hawaii Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier, 21AUG2020.
The company, Aerobotix, that makes the robot painter claims it’ll save U.S. taxpayers $28-million in labor costs to paint the F-22, and apparently it can be used on other aircraft.
Video report:
Photo via Aerobotix.
Update, 31AUG2022: Aerobotix Marks 40th Restoration of Air Inlet Ducts on F-22 Raptor Aircraft
VEHICLE I-D:
F-22 RAPTOR
Robot Wars: 
A-I Strips an A-10 naked!
TEXAS TURNS TO ROBOTS TO WASH F-16
Bare Metal: C-130 paint prep, or the Emperor gets some new clothes
Ohio Air National Guard photo by Airman First Class Alexis Wade, 31JUL2019.
July 2019, Ohio National Guard C-130H2 gets new tail markings.
Video from 2018, Dobbins Air Reserve, Georgia, explains how they picked the nose art for their C-130s:
Wyoming National Guard photo by Sergeant First Class Jimmy McGuire, 16NOV2017.
In November 2017, after Hurricane Maria laid waste to Puerto Rico’s Air National Guard base their C-130Es were sent to Wyoming to get some depot maintenance. Yes, using a roller brush to apply primer paint.
Missouri Air National Guard photo by Airman First Class Audrey Chappell, 12JUN2018.
June 2018, this C-130H is fresh from the paint shop, with its Cold War era camo, heading to its new home as permanent ‘gate-guard’ for Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Missouri.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Dana J. Cable, 26OCT2017.
October 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, a vinyl decal is readied for use as the new tail flash for the 314th Airlift Wing’s C-130Js.
USAF photo by Greg L. Davis, 09FEB2017.
United States Marine Corps KC-130T sits at Oklahoma City (Tinker) Air Logistics Complex, waiting for new clothes, February 2017.
Oklahoma City Air Logistics video explainer:
USAF photo by Tommie Horton, 27JUL2015.
Masking the windows of a C-130 for painting, July 2015, at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Georgia.
Warner Robins video explainer:
McChord Air Museum photo, 25NOV2014.
November 2014, McChord Air Museum, Washington, primer paints C-130 for static display.
McChord Air Museum photo, 10DEC2014.
McChord Air Museum photo, 08JAN2015.
It took two months but finally, in January 2015, McChord Air Museum’s Vietnam era C-130 is almost ready for display.
USAF photo by Danny Webb, 09OCT2013.
Sheppard AFB, Texas, October 2013.
BARE METAL: 
C-17 STRIPPED
BARE METAL BOMBERS: 
B-1B & B-52H
New F-16 Digital Ghost?
U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis, 28JAN2021.
F-16C Falcon with digital ghost paint scheme, Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, 28JAN2021.
U.S. Air Force photo by Ronald Nial Bradshaw, 03JUN2020.
In 2020, Hill AFB, Utah, painted an F-16 in ‘digital ghost’ style.
USAF photo by Ronald Nial Bradshaw, 03JUN2020.
USAF photo by Ronald Nial Bradshaw, 03JUN2020.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Bryan Guthrie, 01MAY2019.
In May 2019, at Nellis AFB in Nevada, F-16 ‘aggressors’ underwent extensive re-paint to become digital ghost fighters.
USAF photo by Airman First Class Bryan Guthrie, 08MAY2019.
Time lapse video of paint stripping:
USAF photo by Airman First Class Bryan Guthrie, 16MAY2019.
Time lapse video (with overly dramatic music) of the painting process:
USAF photo by Airman First Class Bryan Guthrie, 23MAY2019.
First flight video (more overly dramatic music included):
VEHICLE I-D: ‘NEW’ F-16 VISTA