[Pukin Dog]

The Raptor is really not a fighter, but a killer. There wont be any 'fights' with the Raptor, which is the best weapon system (after AEGIS) ever devised. Against a Tomcat, or some other fighter, an enemy might have a fighting chance, get lucky, or the other guy might make a mistake.

With the Raptor, other aircraft will just leave the area if they THINK their might be Raptors nearby. It wont kill many aircraft, because it wont have to. The Raptor has the advantage over as many opposing aircraft as it has missiles to shoot. Any survivors would be out-flown until being finished off by the cannon. When out of munitions, the Raptor can run away and not be caught by anything.

It deserves it's own category.

[ralph rotten]

Thanks
tears came to my eyes---remembering pass pilots --from victory
rolls over udorn ,waiting for the jolly greens
all pilot that were shiiit hot were great guys and good friend
but keep your girl, away from any tdy pilot

[investigateworld]

Kind of sounds like those heavy cruisers that the German Navy kept in Norway during WW2. "A force in being" I think it was called.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Still.... I like the P-38 ... The Corsair ( even though, they had their own time and day ).
Yes, the F-22 is a very formidable Aircraft, but, the US should not sit on it's laurels and put it's confidence just only in this aircraft ( I am encouraged by the JSF ) but, we should always ( and spending more money ) to keep all of our US defenses up to par, and even beyond the curve and cutting edge.

If you were a pilot, or in any US military service, MY HATS off to you and all of those who served our country, and my respect goes always to those who served and died for defending the country that God wanted us to inherit.
The USA is the best that GOD could have given us in this world, and we must defend her, and defend freedom, because even since the beginning of time, there have ALWAYS been enemy's and forces of Evil wanting to take away our life and liberties ( this is something that is lost with the liberals, Democrats, anti American crowd, that there will ALWAYS be a enemy, and forces of evil ).

My nephew is a US Marine, and he was in the battle of Fallujha, he and a group of Marines got ambushed, and he got hit by 5 bullets, one pieced his arm, 4 hit his chest, but, he was wearing his bullet proof vest.
I saw him 2 months ago, and he was doing well, and he showed me his Purple Heart Metals ( yes, he has more courage, and honesty than John Kerry ) he got his metals the hard and honest way.

Once again, my Hat is off to those who served, and I have a deep respect for all of our service people,,,, and yes...

THIS COUNTRY IS WORTH LIVING FOR AND DYING FOR !!!!!!!!!!
Because this is the best country that anyone can live in and life for.