A community portal about F-22 Raptor with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The F-22 Raptor is a stealth fighter aircraft. It was originally envisioned as an air superiority fighter for use against the air force of...
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A community portal about F-22 Raptor with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The F-22 Raptor is a stealth fighter aircraft. It was originally envisioned as an air superiority fighter for use against the air force of the Soviet Union, but is equipped for ground attack, electronic attack and signals intelligence roles as well. Long in development, the aircraft was also known as the prototype YF-22 and as the F/A-22 for three years before formally entering United States Air Force service in December 2005 as the F-22A. Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics division is the prime contractor and is responsible for the majority of the airframe, weapon systems and final assembly of the F-22. Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division provides the wings, aft fuselage and avionics integration.
An Lockheed Martin F-22A fighter has crashed at approximately 10 a.m near Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert of Southern California, the Air Force has confirmed. Update 1430 : Rescue crews were at the site in the afternoon but there was no information on the status of the pilot, Lt. Col. Karen Platt, an Air Force spokeswoman at the Pentagon said Update 1400 : Downed Raptor was assigned to Edwards' 412th Test Wing and was on a test mission. The jet crashed 35 miles northeast of the... Read Full Story
The F-22A Raptor is a next-generation fighter/attack aircraft that features the latest stealth technology to reduce detection by radar. Using more advanced engines and avionics than the current F-15 Eagle, the F-22A is intended to maintain U.S. Air Force capabilities against more sophisticated enemy aircraft and air defenses in the 21st century.
The Raptor combines stealth, maneuverability and the ability to fly long distances at supersonic speeds — or “super cruise” — in performance of... Read Full Story
The F-22A Raptor is a next-generation fighter/attack aircraft that features the latest stealth technology to reduce detection by radar. Using more advanced engines and avionics than the current F-15 Eagle, the F-22A is intended to maintain U.S. Air Force capabilities against more sophisticated enemy aircraft and air defenses in the 21st century.
The Raptor combines stealth, maneuverability and the ability to fly long distances at supersonic speeds — or “super cruise” — in performance of... Read Full Story
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F-22 Raptor is the most advanced fighter jets available in the world with as many capabilities like
Ground attack,
Electronic warfare
Signals intelligence roles etc.
The F-22 has , has a range of ±20 degrees with the use of dual after burning Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofans incorporate pitch axis thrust vectoring. The maximum thrust is classified, though most sources place it at about 35,000 lbf (156 kN) per engine. Maximum speed... Read Full Story
The sleek silhouette of the F-22 Raptor is a familiar sight over the Peninsula. Starting tonight, taxpayers can see exactly what they're buying for $143 million a pop. The F-22 demonstration team will take center stage at the Air Power over Hampton Roads air show. Maj. Dave "Zeke" Skalicky of the First Fighter Wing will put the aircraft through its paces with a show at 6:30 p.m. tonight and another on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. He'll have to share the limelight this weekend with the famed Air... Read Full Story
Click image to enlarge Gas and go 'Hurricane Hunters' go to the Pacific Armed and ready All systems are 'go' Rider in the sky Getting the 'boot' Airman exemplifies Wingman concept, saves life during mission Deployment provides Airmen chance to make lasting relationships Deployment provides Airmen chance to make lasting relationships Deployment provides Airmen chance to make lasting relationships An operational version of the Active Denial System is shown. It is an invisible, counter... Read Full Story
March 25, 2009Associated Press --> EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - One of the Air Force's top-of-the-line F-22 fighter jets crashed Wednesday in the high desert of Southern California. There was no immediate word on whether the pilot ejected. The F-22 Raptor crashed 35 miles northeast of Edwards Air Force Base, Pentagon spokesman Gary Strassburg said. He had no information about the area where the jet crashed. Rescue crews were en route and the status of the pilot was unknown, said Air... Read Full Story
President Barack Obama must soon decide whether to order the building of more F-22 Raptors or let the production lines close. Only 203 of the aircraft described by the think tank Air Power Australia as "the most capable multirole combat aircraft in production today" have been built or ordered. Support for the aircraft is not limited to defense hawks. Last month, 44 U.S. senators, including Edward Kennedy and John Kerry, sent the president a letter requesting an additional order of... Read Full Story
Boeing and Lockheed Martin are pouring money into a publicity campaign to maintain funding for the F-22 Raptor, worried the fighter-plane program may be on the chopping block of the Obama administration. On the line locally are 1,200 Boeing jobs, which could be lost in three years if current Raptor funding isn’t supplemented. While the raptor is considered a Lockheed Martin aircraft, the wings and aft fuselage are made in Boeing’s legendary 9101 building on East Marginal Way. The avionics... Read Full Story
According to a recent Air Force Times article, the F-22 Raptor has the lowest pilot-retention rate of any U.S. fighter or attack aircraft measured, at a rather abysmal 33%. Compare this to 81% for F-15E Strike Eagle pilots and 68% for F-15 Eagle pilots respectively, and, gentlemen, we've got a problem. Think about that for a second. If those numbers are correct (and we're not sure about them, yet), the F-15E, a much older and less-technologically-advanced aircraft, enjoys almost 2.5 times... Read Full Story
