F22 Raptor at Airshow

[Vulture]

It is indeed Shane. I was privledged to see an F-22 fly by in 2006 (it lasted about 1/3 the length of your whole video clip lol) and I was struck by how deathly silent the plane is. There are hints of that silence in the video, but overall I think it generally sounds louder on the video than in real life, probably because of the placement of the recording equipment, but in real time, you do not hear that aircraft until you are within the 90 degree arc directly behind her. In other words, as she is exiting the target area. No after burners makes a huge difference in moe than just fuel consumption.

It is a sweet looking plane.

Steel God

Are you sure the F22 doesn't haven't re-heat ? You may well be right, but I'd be astonished if that was the case. A serious drawback in a dog fight if that was the case.

You could argue of course that with the stealth features it has that no one should get near it. Personally I only buy that argument to a degree however. That said, I recall reading in James Defence Weekly (JDW) that 4 F22s on an exercise ( a penetration mission) took on and 'splashed' 20 F15s for no loss. Given how good the F15 is (even though a bit long in the tooth) it gives an idea of the jump in capability to the USAF that the F22 provides.

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