The 180th Fighter Wing will conduct multiple functional check flights today, May 22, between 9 and 10:30 a.m. and again between 1 and 2 p.m.
The actual flights will take place around the Bowling Green and Toledo area, and residents across Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan may hear a sonic boom once supersonic speeds are reached.
A functional check flight is conducted following heavy maintenance on the aircraft, putting the aircraft through strenuous testing and maneuvers to ensure all systems of the aircraft function properly and ensuring mission readiness, before putting the aircraft back into operational rotation.
These flights normally occur above an altitude of 30,000 feet, but area residents may still hear the sonic boom.
Although scheduled for this morning and afternoon, the flights could be delayed or canceled due to weather.
