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To: freedumb2003
What, exactly, have the bureaucrats done to the F-22 to impair its performance (besides reducing the number being built at this time)?

Just curious...

74 posted on 01/02/2004 3:08:19 PM PST by Cloud William
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To: Cloud William
What, exactly, have the bureaucrats done to the F-22 to impair its performance

They added armor to it and re-positioned it as an MRF (Multi-Role Fighter). It now is supposed to bombing, CAP and other ground-related activities. Although an F-15 certainly CAN do that, its design is for air superiority. That is no longer true for the F-22 (Lightning or Raptor).

They were doing tests (I can't recall the source) and the F-22 was usually defeated in air combat tests against the F-15.

77 posted on 01/02/2004 4:05:44 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Peace through Strength)
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