These are Great In-flight Photos of the FA-22 as the first Aircraft Delivery was being made to Langley AFB in Va. Langley is to be first Operational AFB for the FA-22.  It is a very beautiful AFB, located in a picturesque location, as you can see in these photos, near Norfolk and Hampton, Va.

The Aircraft flying along with the FA-22 in the last of these photos is the F-15, which will be replaced by the FA-22 which is several times better.

In Actual In-flight (simulated) Combat Operations against the F-15, two FA-22s were able to operate without detection while they went Head to Head against (8) F-15s. The FA-22s scored Missile Hits (Kills) against all the F-15 Aircraft and the F/A-22s were never Detected by either the F-15s or Ground Based Radar.  Maj. Gen. Rick Lewis said: 'The Raptor Operated Against All Adversaries with Virtual Impunity; Ground Based Systems Couldn't Engage and NO Adversary Aircraft Survived'!

FA-22 --- America's Most Advanced Fighter Aircraft for the 21st Century!

They're a titanium and carbon fiber dagger. They're so advanced that if their on-board locator is switched off even our own satellites can lose track of them. They're the first military aircraft ever built that is equipped with a 'black-out button'. What that means is this:
The best conditioned fighter pilots are capable of maintaining consciousness up to in the vicinity of 15+ G. The Raptor is capable of making 22+ G turns. If someday an adversary builds a missile that is capable of catching up to one of these airplanes and a Raptor pilot sees that a strike is imminent, he hits the 'b.o.b.' and the airplane makes a virtual U-turn, leaving the missile to pass right on by.

They know that in the process he'll temporarily lose consciousness, so the Raptor then automatically comes back to straight and level flight until he wakes back up.

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I'm a Sagittarius...If you don't want to hear the truth then don't ask my opinion!
Then again I'm a "Vacuous Asshat"  

Political Correctness:
A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. 

Century 25' Mirada 350/260HP "ISLAND LADY" >>>> Calera, Alabama    My Pictures

Still in Knoxville,TN but working on it.

Thanks for all the info. Lets go fishing! Can't wait to meet more of you folks.             Hal, you owe me a beer!

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The aircraft is designed not to be seen, it's GREAT at doing that. It doesn't need a blackout button.

Jim

Wing Area:	840 sq ft
Engine Thrust Class:	35,000 lb
Level Speed:	921 mph
Total Length:	62.08 ft
Wing Span:	44.5 ft
Horizontal Tail Span:	29ft
Tail Span:	18'10"
Total Height:	16.67ft
Track Width:	10.6ft
Engines:	Pratt & Whitney F-119
Max. Takeoff Weight:	60,000 lb (27,216 kg)
Max. External Stores:	5,000 lb (2,270 kg)
Weight Empty:	31,670 lb (14,365 kg)
Ceiling:	50,000 ft (15,240 m)
Crew:	1
G Limit:	+9 G
First Flight:	September 7th 1997

Now the question Why were these not used in Iraq...They might of been but I didn't hear of them being used.

Nice site.... http://www.f22fighter.com/

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I'm a Sagittarius...If you don't want to hear the truth then don't ask my opinion!
Then again I'm a "Vacuous Asshat"  

Political Correctness:
A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. 

Century 25' Mirada 350/260HP "ISLAND LADY" >>>> Calera, Alabama    My Pictures

Wing Area:	840 sq ft
Engine Thrust Class:	35,000 lb
Level Speed:	921 mph
Total Length:	62.08 ft
Wing Span:	44.5 ft
Horizontal Tail Span:	29ft
Tail Span:	18'10"
Total Height:	16.67ft
Track Width:	10.6ft
Engines:	Pratt & Whitney F-119
Max. Takeoff Weight:	60,000 lb (27,216 kg)
Max. External Stores:	5,000 lb (2,270 kg)
Weight Empty:	31,670 lb (14,365 kg)
Ceiling:	50,000 ft (15,240 m)
Crew:	1
G Limit:	+9 G
First Flight:	September 7th 1997

Now the question Why were these not used in Iraq...They might of been but I didn't hear of them being used.

Nice site.... http://www.f22fighter.com/[/quote]

Ron,

Since they did not deploy until 2006 there was/is no mission for them in Iraq.  I don't think we lost ANY aircraft in Iraq the second time through.

They still very much in the test phase, though they can be deployed at a days notice. They're magical airplanes, though it's as much in the weapons systems as the airplane.  Talking in unclassified terms with pilots and controllers about the airplane... They ALL say it's AMAZING!!!

Now, an unverified "sea story", the first time they deployed the aircraft to Kadena, Japan for a major excercise, as they crossed the International Date Line the computers onboard crashed and the aircraft had to turn around and return to Honolulu. It might be BS... but here's a link:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/f22-squadron-shot-down-by-the-international-date-line-03087/

Just goes to show you... "The best laid plans..."

Jim

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A hunt based only on trophies taken, falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be . . . time to commune with your inner soul as you share the outdoors with the birds, animals, and fish that live there....Fred Bear

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my f*%#ing gills are drying out...its about time for some less than 1ft days!!!

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