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The article presents developments related to the aviation industry. U.S. Air Force officials say a December 20 crash at Nellis AFB, Nevada, that destroyed an F/A-22 Raptor was the result of a flight control system problem. The malfunction was caused by a power interruption to the aircraft's three rate sensor assemblies, which made them fail and left the aircraft unflyable. The $408-billion Defense appropriations bill for Fiscal 2006 is expected to go to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives later this week. The first two-day solar-powered flight was made June 1-3, marking a large step toward "perpetual" flight. The aircraft that will become Japan's first KC-767J tanker has arrived at Boeing's Wichita, Kansas, facility to begin modification.