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Has the Catfish Escaped Me? NO!
The first Boeing 757 built was kept by Boeing as a test aircraft and never went to an airline. When Boeing became a partner in the F-22 Raptor program, a new use was found for the aircraft. It was fitted … Continue reading
Some Raptors Because, Well Why Not?
The 1st FW at Langley AFB was the source of the Raptor contribution to Red Flag this year. They weren’t the only F-22s I got to see though. Some of the based aircraft were busy before and after the Red … Continue reading
Some Spare Oxygen – Just in Case
There have been quite a few Raptor posts recently. I guess seeing a bunch of them at Nellis triggered a few things of interest to me. One was as I looked at the jets after they had passed me by … Continue reading
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Did Someone Patch This Raptor in a Hurry?
The F-22 Raptor has a complex coating system on the skin of the airframe that is part of the overall approach to stealth. Normally, they look pretty well finished in order to preserve the performance of the system (although I … Continue reading
Relaxed Raptor Pilot
All cool fighter pilots should look like they are not operating a complex and expensive jet. Instead, they should look like they are out cruising in a convertible with their arm resting on the door just taking in the scenery. … Continue reading
Raptor Vortices
A bit more from the Raptor display today. As the jet flew away from the crowd, it pulled in to the vertical. From a view directly astern, we got a brief view of the vortices forming over the forebody. The … Continue reading
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Interesting Raptor Control Inputs
It might be a long time ago that I did anything closely related to the engineering of fighters but there is still a part of me that is a stability and control type of guy. Watching the control inputs and … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, airshow, california, chino, f-22, fighter, jet, Lockheed Martin, military, photo, planes of fame, raptor, USAF
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Some Gratuitous Raptor Shots
Unfortunately, I have a rather large backlog of images that I haven’t done much with. This is sometimes the result of having a number of events in a short space of time and other times it is the result of … Continue reading
Raptors at Play
Is the Raptor a good looking jet or not? I still have yet to make up my mind on that one. From some angles it looks pretty cool and from others it looks awkward. Never look at it on the … Continue reading
F-22 Over Chino
The USAF F-22 Raptor is a popular air show performer but, with a relatively small fleet, they only have one display team and they have a limited number of engagements around the US each year. Chino was one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, airshow, california, chino, display, f-22, fighter, jet, Lockheed Martin, military, photo, planes of fame, raptor, USAF
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