(Forwarded by Bernie Liquorman)

 
These  are great in-flight photos of the F/A-22 as the first Aircraft Delivery  was  being made to Langley AFB in Va. . Langley is to be first Operational  AFB for the F/A-22. It is a very Beautiful AFB, located in a picturesque  location, as you can see in these photos, near Norfolk and Hampton,  Va.

The  Aircraft flying along with the F/A-22 in the last of these photos is  the
F-15,  which will be replaced by the F/A-22 which is several times better
than  the F-15.
 
In  Actual In-flight (simulated) Combat Operations against the F-15,  two
F/A-22's were able to operate without detection while it went  Head to Head against (8) F-15's. The F/A-22's scored Missile  Hits (Kills) against all
the F-15 Aircraft and the F/A-22's were never Detected by either  the F-15's or Ground Based Radar.
 
Maj. Gen. Rick Lewis said: "The Raptor Operated Against All  Adversaries with Virtual Impunity; Ground Based Systems Couldn't  Engage and NO Adversary Aircraft Survived"!!!
 
F/A-22-- America 's Most Advanced Fighter Aircraft for the 21st  Century!
 
They're a titanium and carbon fiber dagger.  They're so advanced  that if their on-board locator is switched off even our own satellites  can lose track of them.

They're the first military aircraft ever built that is equipped with a  "black-out button".  What that means is this ...
 
The  best conditioned fighter pilots are capable of maintaining consciousness up to  in the vicinity of 15+ G.  The Raptor is capable of making  22+ G. turns.  If some day an adversary builds a missile that is capable  of catching up to one of these airplanes and a Raptor pilot sees that a strike  is imminent, he hits the "b.o.b." and the airplane makes a virtual U-turn,  leaving the missile to pass right  on by.

They  know that in the process he'll temporarily lose consciousness, so the  Raptor then automatically comes back to straight and level flight until he  wakes back up.  

 Enjoy the Photos  

 

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

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