F-22 Raptor
Dominating the Skies. Overwhelming the Threat.
This is the era of the F-22 Raptor the worlds premier 5th Generation fighter.
The F-22 is the only fighter capable of simultaneously conducting air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions with near impunity. This is accomplished with a never-before-seen standard of survivability even in the face of sophisticated airborne and ground-based threats.
In addition to being Americas premier air-superiority fighter, the F-22 evolved from its original concept to become a lethal, survivable and flexible multi-mission fighter. By taking advantage of emerging technologies, the F-22 has emerged as a superior platform for many diverse missions including intelligence gathering, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic attack.
The Raptor is operational today, protecting our homeland and combat ready for worldwide deployment. F-22s are already assigned to multiple bases across the country.
The final F-22 Raptor was delivered to the U.S. Air Force on May 2, 2012, completing the worlds only operational 5th Generation fleet.
But
F-22 Raptor oxygen problems may be worse than previously disclosed
"The oxygen-deprivation incident rates are much higher than we were initially told," says Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who is looking into the F-22 Raptor fighter jet problems.
June 14, 2012|By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times
Oxygen problems that have plagued the Air Force's fleet of F-22 Raptor fighter jets may be worse than previously disclosed, according to new information released by two members of Congress.
F-22 pilots have reported dozens of incidents in which the jet's systems weren't feeding them enough oxygen, causing hypoxia-like symptoms in the air. Hypoxia is a condition resulting from a deficiency of oxygen reaching tissues of the body that can cause nausea, headaches, fatigue or even blackouts.
On Thursday, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) released information handed over by the Air Force that said pilots had experienced about 26 incidents of apparent oxygen deprivation per 100,000 flight hours a rate at least 10 times higher than for any other Air Force aircraft.
"This information confirms that the F-22 program is not running at 100% and that the oxygen-deprivation incident rates are much higher than we were initially told," said Kinzinger, a former Air National Guard pilot.
The announcement is the latest for the controversial F-22, the world's most expensive fighter jet, which was made byLockheed Martin Corp.and has never been used in combat since entering service in 2005.
The lawmakers held a teleconference Thursday with reporters in which they disclosed the information. Other findings included an early 2011 aircrew survey that found that "a majority of F-22 pilots surveyed did not feel confident" with the plane's oxygen system.
The Air Force tried to fix the problem by adding a high-efficiency particulate air filter consisting of activated carbon and charcoal.
But, Kinzinger and Warner said, tests performed by Boeing Co. found that the new filter negatively affected the breathing system for F-22 pilots. Boeing formally recommended discontinuing use of the filters April 2 a recommendation that was adopted by the Air Force about a month later, they said.
The oxygen malfunctions are suspected of playing a role in at least one fatal accident and led to the grounding of the entire F-22 fleet last year for nearly five months. But even after the grounding was lifted, the Air Force said that investigators could not find a "smoking gun" for the problems and that hypoxia incidents continued to occur.
Last month, Defence Secretary Leon E. Panetta restricted flights of the aircraft because of the ongoing problems.
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The Qaher 313
Qaher 313 has a too stealthy design to be true, commented one French aviation expert, hence recognizing the potency of the design.
Most critics found on the internet are extremely childish and emotional, denying reality and showing their lack of expertise or child like brains, very subjective and unable to see clairly what is going on.
This design is complex and unique, it has only been tested by its designers and is kept as simple as possible.
But for the childish critics i shall give one example, and that will be the cockpit; as anyone with no brain damage can see and deduct, the least Iran can put in this fighter-plane is the cockpit found on its Azaraksh or Saequa fighter, which are proven and well advanced, you can expect the same and more for all the other components being criticised.
I expect the real and final product (the not shown components) to be very advanced and completely functional, even surprising...
Now the question is:
Will Iran be the first and the only country with a fully functional Stealth fighter-aircraft, considering the F-22 Raptor not to be fully functional due to its oxygen problems?
