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F-22 Raptor Forever and Beyond

A Webpage Dedicated to F-22 Raptors

Here you can learn about the F-22 Raptor itself, the parts,and the history.
There are also pictures here.

Here are quick facts about the F-22 Raptor, the Advanced 5th-Generation Tactical Aircraft:
Name: F/A-22 Raptor
Development: Boeing and Lockheed Martin
Date of First Flight: September 7, 1997
Dimensions: Lenght: 63 feet, 1 inch
Wingspan: 44 feet, 6 inches
Height: 16 feet, 5 inches
Maximum Speed Without Afterburner: (Supercurising): Mach 1.5 (or 1.5 times the speed of sound)
Maximum Speed With Afterburner: Mach 1.8 (or 1.8 times the speed of sound)
Maximum Standable G-Force: 9 Gs
Weapons (Armamment): AIM-120 AMRRAAM Radar-Guided Missiles
AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Heat-Seeking Missiles
M61A2 Vulcan 20mm Cannon
MK.83 1000 lbs. Bombs (JDAM) Guidance
Power Plant: Two Pratt&Whitney Fll9-PW-100 TurboFans (34,000 lbs. class) With Afterburner,
2-dimensional Thrust-vectoring Nozzles, and the Supercruising Capability
Radar System: Active-Element, Electronically Scanned AN/APG-77
Defense System: AN/ALR-94 (Integrated RWR and ECM)
Power Supply: Polyalphaplefin-Cooled 400 Watt Generators
Navigational System: 2 Litton Ring-Laser Gyros
Ceiling and Weight: Classified Compose of: Titanium 64 (36%), Thermoset Carbon Composites (24%), Aluminum (16%), Steel (6%), Titanium 62222 (3%), and Other (16%).

History of the F-22 Raptor

The Engines of the F-22 Raptor