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VIDEO - F-22 Raptor’s power and agility displayed at airshow [Langley AFB]
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| June 1, 2007
| Graham Warwick
Posted on 06/07/2007 12:58:08 PM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
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To: LurkedLongEnough
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posted on
06/07/2007 2:52:39 PM PDT
by
Minutemen
("It's a Religion of Peace")
To: PureSolace
Their fullest potential and the fact that we have them is the very reason that potential may never have to be used.
42
posted on
06/07/2007 2:58:09 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm)
To: LurkedLongEnough
That made my day. (I'm havin' a crappy one)
What a fantastic bird, thanks for the post.
:O)
P
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posted on
06/07/2007 2:59:16 PM PDT
by
papasmurf
(<<<<< Click there to see my dogs! Oh, and I have FRed one liners, too.)
To: Ol' Dan Tucker; Kirkwood
Remember the older Sukhoi Flankers did it without vectored thrust. It was a crazy maneuver that required them to override the flight control system. For them, it was more of a stunt. It is the newer Sukhoi's that have vectored thrust.
Kirkwood, the lack of vectored exhaust nozzles is why the Russian planes look a bit sloppy, and with the flight control system bypassed, the pilot got no help with stability issues, had to do it seat-of-the-pants.
To: Aeronaut
KEWL! :D
45
posted on
06/07/2007 9:19:05 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
( just b/c, you suffer from paranoia, doesn't mean they're not out to get you....Run, Fred, Run :^)
To: finnman69
In real combat the Raptor will be firing AMRAAMs from 30 miles away, and the enemy never sees it coming.
Well you know that and I know that, but this kind of video is what those retards otherwise known as politicians need to see. Then they say "I just have to have a unit of those in my district or state".
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posted on
06/07/2007 9:31:00 PM PDT
by
Tailback
To: LurkedLongEnough
Hollywood special effects are getting good these days, as it actually looked real. We all know an airplane can’t really do that.
:)
To: PureSolace
I don’t think they’ll ever be used to their full potential, because nobody else makes or will make an adversary fighter that performs well enough to require the F-22 to fly at its limit. Of course, that’s the idea behind a vigorous defense program: make it so obvious we’re the 800lb gorilla that nobody will challenge us.
Colonel, USAFR
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posted on
06/08/2007 6:22:37 AM PDT
by
jagusafr
(The proof that we are rightly related to God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not")
To: LurkedLongEnough
49
posted on
06/08/2007 7:36:35 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Liberals: If the Truth would help them, they would use it.)
To: LurkedLongEnough
It's an amazing airplane and a very valuable asset to have in our inventory. It should be at least a decade before we sell F-22s to anyone, even the Brits and Israelis. By then, the Russians will probably have something fielded that will be close to F-22's performance.
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posted on
06/08/2007 3:21:53 PM PDT
by
GBA
(God Bless America!)
To: rlmorel
I remeber when I first saw the F-16 at a Ramstein air show. THAT was amazing. This is something else.
51
posted on
06/08/2007 3:40:36 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
( CHIRHOa)
To: RobbyS
Yes...what I found most amazing is just how in control the aircraft seems doing those things.
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posted on
06/08/2007 7:44:13 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Liberals: If the Truth would help them, they would use it.)
To: Snoopers-868th
Sad indeed that W has turned out to be LBJ of the 21st century.
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