F-22 joins US fleet as top fighter

Reuters.com ^ | 12/15/2005 | Jim Wolf

[LM_Guy]

Great new Super-Hitech Aircombat Butt Kikker !!

[ladtx]

[Sax]

[jbwbubba]

about time, should have been flying 8 years ago

[oxcart]

"The Raptor combines low-observability, or stealth, with supersonic speed, agility and cockpit displays designed to boost greatly pilots' awareness of the situation around them."

The Raptor can cruse at supersonic speed WITHOUT the use of afterburners!

[militant2]

Saw one of these up close and personal at an air show at Shaw AFB last summer. Gave me the chills! Militant

[bruin66]

The aircraft's role is to "kick the doors down"

Candygram...

[crghill]

As a private pilot, I find all of this to be very freakin cool!

[RightCanuck]

It is a work of art, isn't it?

[day10]

It was supposed to do a flyby at the Dayton Air Show this past summer but didn't because of weather. My kids and I were bumming.....

[Jasper]

[oxcart]

Here is another Lockheed jewl;

http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/sr-71~1.htm

[Mad_as_heck]

The aircraft's role is to "kick the doors down" in a conflict

Note to Iranian Mullahs: that's your door he's talking about.

[MarkL]

As a private pilot, I find all of this to be very freakin cool!

I want one, and I'm NOT a pilot!

Mark

[mr_hammer]

balls to the wall, kick some butt, way cool!

[devane617]

Well crap!!! We don't use the weapons we have now to win a fight/war, why the hell do we need this thing?

[crghill]

Sometimes want comes ahead of need. Just kidding, I agree with your sentiment. We should be in em to win em!

[dropzone]

Awesome looking plane!

[VRWCmember]

Saw one of these up close and personal at an air show at Shaw AFB last summer. Gave me the chills! Militant

I saw one of the first ones completed up close and personal about 10 years ago in Marietta, GA as it was about to roll off the production line for final detailing to be delivered to the Air Force. It gave me chills too.