First FA-22 Delivered to Langley

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It's a beauty!!!!

FIRST FA-22 FIGHTERS DELIVERED
TO LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE.
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
FA-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 will
Temporarily lose consciousness, so the
Raptor then automatically comes back
To straight and level flight until he
Wakes back up.

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The F-22's have been flying over our heads here for over a year now.... That's a great shot of one over Fort Monroe... My boat is less than a mile from there.
 
Very neat, I haven't seen any yet in person.
 
Thanks for the post VT!

I wonder how many CSR members will be flying these bad boys? As I recall from the career thread, there are a number of pilots here, many of them military.
 
2 V 8 w/100% success. They must have gotten airborne that day. The Rampturds are really a very capable aircraft, in the air.
 
Four Suns
Mile North or South......I'm a mile South...getting ready to move North by Buckroe
 
One of these things doesn't look like the others, one of these things just doesn't belong...

Oh, that's better.

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It looks like the f-15 would be faster, it might be,I have not looked at the specs, but i guess it has alot less radar cross section. My old job was to shoot down jets/aircraft using stinger/avenger missle systems.:thumbsup:
 
And as Obama always says,let me be clear, we use IFF systems,weapons control status and are well trained in aircraft recognition of friendly and hostile aircraft and must be tested every 3 months to keep qualification to use weapon system :smt001
 
F-15 would be faster, but the F-22 has larger converters. The top end of the F-15 may actually be higher. I don't know any F-22 guys that have gone 2.2. I have several times. Now, they're limited to 1.7 because one broke apart (F-15's, that is).

Lot less RCS is an extreme understatement. F-15 is a radar reflecting machine - 10m2 equivalent. F-22 is invisible, so, you look outside and find them visually. Then, you come to the fight with SA, if they haven't targeted you already, and if they get airborne.
 
I wonder if a stinger can lock on to an f-22 or the new so called stealth fighter china has made,using IR and ultra violet detection seeker :huh:
 
I wonder if a stinger can lock on to an f-22 or the new so called stealth fighter china has made,using IR and ultra violet detection seeker :huh:

I don't know, but I bet the F-22 pilots do.
 
Like you would know.:smt021 The wind is blowing,better hold on to your antenna to keep it straight :wow:
 
Yeah,right...I was in the military, advanced missle systems. The only missles you know about are the ones you have to wipe your butt after you fire them off in the toilet :grin:
 

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