C & P..........

F-22 Raptor Makes Its European Debut ::: Really set the rest of the World back on it's heels ! (including Russia . )

Al Norman, Lockheed Martin's chief F-22 test pilot, describes the flight demo of the Raptor at the Farnborough Airshow for the First time !

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Watch the video, about 7:20 long. Amazing manuvers!!!

http://www.militarytimes.com/multimedia/video/index_da.swf?fa=armytimes&wa=armytimes&wd=575&ht=324&cp=21772&bw=&state=vid&em=false&fn=/flv/20080714_rc_f22 

I saw it fly at an air show last year ... Truly Amazing.

Absolutely amazing. It look like it defies the laws of physics.

Isn't the current administration killing this program?

Scuttled.

We're not worthy to have such a plane defending us. It's too mean. It flies faster than the muslim ones.

^Yes, we're going to improve on the Sopwith Camel. (no pun intended...okay, well sort of...)

It will outmanuver their flying rugs.......

Charlie

And don't worry about Lockheed, as long as they have buyers in Russia, Iran, and North Korea they'll be fine and might even show a profit this year.

Awe

some!!!

jpotts, if by killing the program you mean saving money to spend it on F35's, then yeah.

Cost of maintenance is very high.

I saw it fly at the Edwards air show a couple months ago. Absolutely the most amazing air show demo I've ever seen.

Unfortunately, it takes 30 hours of maintenance per hour of flying time, doesn't perform well in the rain, and the radar-absorbent skin is debrided by airborne particulate, such as sand. It's therefore never been used in Iraq or Afghanistan, not is it likely to be used in any real-world combat situation.

Shame. Hell of an impressive air frame.