These are great In-flight Photos of the F/A-22 as the first Aircraft Delivery
was being made to Langley AFB in Va. . Langley is to be first Operational AFB
for the F/A-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 F/A-22 in the last of these photos is the
F-15, which will be replaced by the F/A-22 which is several times better
than the F-15.
In Actual In-flight (simulated) Combat Operations against the F-15, two
F/A-22's were able to operate without detection while it went Head to Head
against (8) F-15's. The F/A-22's scored Missile Hits (Kills) against all
the F-15 Aircraft and the F/A-22's were never Detected by either the F-15's
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'!!!
F/A-22-- America 's Most Advanced Fighter Aircraft for the 21st Century!
They are a titanium and carbon dagger. They are so advanced that if their on-board
locator is switched off, even our own satellites can lose track of them.
They are the first military aircraft ever built that is equipped with a 'black-out button'.
What this 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 some day 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' (Black Out Button) and the airplane makes a virtual U-TURN, leaving the missile to pass right on by. They KNOW that in the process, the pilot will temporarily lose consciousness, so the Raptor then automatically
comes back to straight and level flight until he wakes up!
Enjoy
the Photos..........