Second F-22 sqaudron operational in Langley,VA

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[MARKUSPRIME]

March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The 94th Fighter Squadron, famous for its historic "Hat in the Ring" insignia and legendary aviator Eddy Rickenbacker, began receiving F-22 Raptors from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT - News) today. The two 5th Generation stealthy, air dominance fighters are assigned to the second operational squadron in the U.S. Air Force.

ADVERTISEMENT The two Raptors will join F-22s flying today as part of the 1st Fighter Wing's 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Lockheed Martin has completed final assembly on 71 of the 107 fighters now on contract, and 63 have been delivered.

"This is another great milestone in the history of the F-22 Program," said Larry Lawson, Lockheed Martin Executive Vice President and F-22 Program General Manager. "The F-22 will dominate airspace anywhere around the globe, around the clock, and survive in contested airspace better than any other aircraft in the world.

[Jasper]

"One F-22 took on FIVE F-15's driven by F-22 qualified pilots. The fight was over before the F-15's even knew he was there."

Dug this up on Google.

This per Col. Hecker, 27th Squadron commander:

"This plane is so good, it's an unfair fight," said Lt. Col. Jim Hecker, 27th Squadron commander.

Hecker described a recent practice mission in which two Raptors opposed four F-15s protecting a make-believe surface-to-air missile site. The F-22s flew over the opposing fighters without being seen visually or on radar. They dropped their bombs and then flew back to base. On the way home, they fired simulated missiles at the F-15s, downing all four.

"I like it unfair like that," he said.

click here for article

Very "cool $hit" indeed.

/jasper

[TheLion]

Good site for raptor fans!


http://www.f22fighter.com/

[TheLion]

Enjoyed reading that....thanks!

[Jasper]

"The F-22s can get to Alaska intercepts as quickly as having the present wings already in Alaska.

According to the last paragraph of this article in the 'The Stars and Stripes', Air Force officials plan to place a Raptor squadron in Alaska also.

F-22 Squadrons Slated for Hawaii and New Mexico

Go west young Raptors, go west.
The Dragon awaits.

/jasper

[Hill of Tara]

Thanks for the links and the info, extremely interesting information. I never knew about LIDAR before.

regards,

Hill of Tara

[RunningWolf]

Oh no. He was a draftsman/ then engineer later.

Did you know the B70 was only tested to 80% of its potential?

I still think it would have been an effective platform for several years. In a couple of years it would have had SRAM(ancestor) capability to clear the way, and (Y)F-12/F108 escort.

I am looking for an image of the Valkyrie in flight. In this image you can clearly see the intensity of the wing vortex that got the F104.

However I think a different airplane from the F104 might not have been sucked in the way it did. The F104 was a lightweight aircraft with the T tail. Had one of the other aircraft been there, say the F4(much heavier etc), as it pitched up it would have vectored up and backwards and away I think.

Wolf

[Jasper]

You're welcome.

The Raptor site is bookmarked.
Thanks for the link.

/jasper

[MARKUSPRIME]

:)

[TheLion]

Hope you waited long enough to hear the "Top Gun" music!

[RunningWolf]

I am looking for an image of the Valkyrie in flight. In this image you can clearly see the intensity of the wing vortex that got the F104.

However I think a different airplane from the F104 might not have been sucked in the way it did. The F104 was a lightweight aircraft with the T tail. Had one of the other aircraft been there, say the F4(much heavier etc), as it pitched up it would have vectored up and backwards and away I think.

Here you go with the image. Do you agree with my guess/somewhat?



Wolf

[RunningWolf]

See #90

Wolf

[RFEngineer]

"I am looking for an image of the Valkyrie in flight. In this image you can clearly see the intensity of the wing vortex that got the F104.
"

I thought it was a B-58 that knocked off one of the veritcal stabilizers, resulting in the crash, not a 104...

[Jasper]

Yep, sure did.

I took a gander at a few of the videos also.

/jasper

[MARKUSPRIME]

The old beast is no joke. :) F-15

[RunningWolf]

Oh no sorry to hear that. They have a couple of the details wrong here but the aircraft involved part is correct.

XB-70/F-104 Midair Collision

"One of the aircraft was an F-104 Starfighter, flown by well-known test pilot Joe Walker. He was positioned off the XB-70's right wingtip when the photo shoot ended. He broke formation, and the turbulence off the big aircraft's wingtips spun the Starfighter around, causing it to collide with the XB-70. The Starfighter tore off both of the XB-70's vertical stabilizers and part of its left wing, then exploded in a fireball. Walker was killed immediately."

Wolf

[Fitzcarraldo]

Like the surprises that our F-117's encountered over Serbia.

[RunningWolf]

I say the same thing and I have made a good case why she wont, but sometimes the world surprises me.

For our nation I truly hope we have that one dialed in.

Wolf

[RFEngineer]

"the aircraft involved part is correct."

Indeed you are....

I was mistaken. I have lots of inflight photos given to me out of the Edwards photolab, always a B58 flying with it.

I remembered the story as soon and you pointed me to it......Thanks for the correction.

[Minutemen]

Joe Walker was also an X-15 test pilot. a real Hero.

[RunningWolf]

I used to have a very nice & large signed lithograph (F. Fulton) of vehicle 2 in high speed flight with the B58 chase plane barley keeping up, and not for long either LOL.

I sold it on eBay a few years ago.

WOlf