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The F-22 Raptor today ...
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor banks left causing vapor contrails during an aerial demonstration at the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defense Exposition (AVALON) March 3, 2017, in Geelong, Australia. The F-22 is assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and is part of the F-22 Demonstration Team from Joint Base Langley Eustis, Va. AVALON 2017 was an ideal forum to showcase U.S. defense aircraft and equipment.
Air Force photograph by Master Sgt. John Gordinier
An F-22 Raptor takes off for an exercise sortie June 10, 2014, in support of Cope Taufan 14 at Royal Malaysian air force P.U. Butterworth, Malaysia. Cope Taufan is a biennial large force employment exercise taking place June 9 to 20. This marks the F-22’s first deployment to Southeast Asia. The F-22 is from the 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam, Hawaii.
Air Force photograph by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Chris Massey
An F-22 Raptor performs an aerial maneuver during the 2016 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 5, 2016. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st-century Air Force.
Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton
An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 477th Fighter Group, escorts the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard’s newly acquired HC-130J Combat King II aircraft on its return journey to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 3, 2017.
Right: An F-22 Raptor receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve July 31, 2017. The F-22 is a component of the Global Strike Task Force, supporting U.S. and Coalition forces working to liberate territory and people under the control of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase
Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Michael Battles
Left: An F-22A Raptor from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range during Red Flag 15-3 at Nellis AFB, Nev., July 31, 2015. Red Flag gives aircrews and air support operations service members from various airframes, military services and allied countries an opportunity to integrate and practice combat operations.
General characteristics
Primary function: air dominance, multi-role fighter
Contractor: Lockheed-Martin, Boeing
Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines with
afterburners and two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles. Thrust: 35,000-pound class (each engine)
Wingspan: 44 feet, 6 inches
Length: 62 feet, 1 inch
Height: 16 feet, 8 inches
Weight: 43,340 pounds
Maximum takeoff weight: 83,500 pounds
Fuel capacity: internal: 18,000 pounds; with two external wing fuel tanks:
26,000 pounds
Payload: same as armament air-to-air or air-to-ground loadouts; with or
without two external wing fuel tanks.
Speed: Mach two class with super cruise capability
Range: more than 1,850 miles ferry range with two external wing fuel
tanks (1,600 nautical miles)
Ceiling: above 50,000 feet
Armament: One M61A2 20-millimeter cannon with 480 rounds, internal
side weapon bays carriage of two AIM-9 infrared (heat seeking) air-to-air missiles and internal main weapon bays carriage of six AIM-120 radar- guided air-to-air missiles (air-to-air loadout) or two 1,000-pound GBU-32 JDAMs and two AIM-120 radar-guided air-to-air missiles (air-to-ground loadout)
Crew: One
Unit cost: $143 million
Initial operating capability: December 2005 Inventory: total force, 183
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