Aviation Specials — F-22 Raptor (2017)
and we said, ‘no, we’ll make a pact with you. When the throttle is in the idle-to- maximum thrust range, we want the engine to s ...
Metz says: ‘It enabled us to take away all the housekeeping tasks and automate all of it.’ All of this work was completed prior ...
Below: Raptor 02 ies past the tower at Edwards AFB. It was one of nine EMD aircraft, plus Raptor 3999 for structural tests and ...
the ight envelope — looking at basic functionality of the vehicle itself and the structural integrity. We ew utter testing ...
Above left to right: The rst AIM-9 was red from Raptor 02 on July 25, 2000. This photo shows the rst supersonic ring on ...
34 Data-link support antenna, microwave landing system (MLS) antenna beneath intake 35 Air-cooled ight critical equipment cool ...
106 CNI VHF antenna 107 Rudder hydraulic actuator 108 Rudder lower fairing 109 Engine nozzle sealing plates 110 Two-dimensional ...
T HE VISION FOR the F-22 as it started entering service was far di erent to the original concept under the Advanced Tactical Fi ...
The F-22 Raptor was borne out of a requirement to maintain US Air Force air supremacy, with leaders concerned that the F-15C Eag ...
Richardson, was one of those original cadre Raptor pilots, handpicked for DIOT&E. ‘Participating in the F-22 DIOT&E prog ...
The rst F-22 loss came on December 20, 2004, involving a 422nd TES aircraft (00-4014), which crashed on take-o from Nellis. M ...
being developed by Boeing in Seattle. For our simulator training, I think we got a couple of hours total, we ew the ‘Iron Bird ...
Although not part of the DIOT&E phase, the now- disbanded 65th Aggressor Squadron (flying F-15C/Ds) was subsequently heavily ...
requirement ahead of declaration of Initial Operational Capability (IOC) to tick o the enduring concerns. By this time, Raptors ...
First USAF delivery September 26, 2003 Initial Operational Capability (IOC) December 15, 2005 Full Operational Capability (FOC) ...
Serial Batch Notes 91-4001 91-4002 91-4003 91-4004 91-4005 91-4006 91-4007 91-4008 91-4009 EMD GF-22 BDR, Hill AFB GF-22 ground ...
asset — there simply aren’t enough to ll the requirement. Speaking as the commander of the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf, Col Chris Ni ...
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T HE FUTURE OF US Air Force air supremacy lies rmly with the F-22 community, even as the USAF looks towards sixth-generation ...
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