The F-22 Raptor
was borne out of
a requirement
to maintain
US Air Force
air supremacy,
with leaders
concerned
that the F-15C
Eagle was being
eclipsed. Jamie
Hunter
Right top to
bottom: The
eight pilots
selected for
DIOT&E were
hand-selected
and all were
Weapons School
graduates. Jamie
Hunter
The F-22 ‘o ce’.
The Raptor
cockpit was
designed to
be easy to
use and to
intuitively blend
information
from the
various sensors.
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