They are beautiful, and quiet, too.
Years and years ago when I was a young airman—40 years ago?—I used to go to the beach at Tyndall when they had F-4 Phantoms (either assigned there or visiting).
Anyway, you could not sleep on the beach when they were doing touch and go’s. It was just about deafening.
F-22s are sleekly quiet. A purr almost, like an A-10.
I could sleep all day (under my handy beach umbrella) when the 22s were there...
The base beach is only open to military ID card holders, so is almost empty, evan in the afternoon, as these pictures were taken about 2:30 PM, last year, before Hurricane Michael.
Tyndall beach looking landward Northeasterly:
North:
Southeast (towards Mexico Beach):
And South, out-to-sea: