US Rep. Tim Ryan takes to the skies - kinda

NILES — U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, flew a F-35 simulator today and he didn't crash it.

"The technology in it is incredible," he said.

Lockheed Martin officials brought in the simulator to show Arconic in Niles, its supplier, what the final product is like to fly.

The Arconic plant in Niles makes 100 percent of the titanium used on the F-35.

The F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter that combines "advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment," according to the F-35 website.

"Just leave here knowing that this isn't some wasted spending," Ryan said. "We are protecting a very important concept."

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