Forum: F-22A Raptor

I cannot believe what I heard my uncle just say! He used to be a mechanic on the F-15 and he said the F-22 is a piece of junk! He told me the F-22 cannot carry external fuel tanks, the multiple pics are faked (here and here and here and statements about it are false).. The ram is always cracking and falling off, and rain ruins stealthiness. He says air force should have bought F-15SE Silent Eagle. Also he says the F-15 is equal to ef2000 Eurofighter, I thought ef2000 was twice as good as F-15C. He also says it cannot fly in thunderstorms. Bang Head

If I can remember what else he said I will post it.

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hehe.... Oh wait, are you serious??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htd6hJwisZ0

USAMC wrote:

I cannot believe what I heard my uncle just say! He used to be a mechanic on the F-15 and he said the F-22 is a piece of junk! He told me the F-22 cannot carry external fuel tanks, the multiple pics are faked (here and here and here and statements about it are false).. The ram is always cracking and falling off, and rain ruins stealthiness. He says air force should have bought F-15SE Silent Eagle. Also he says the F-15 is equal to ef2000 Eurofighter, I thought ef2000 was twice as good as F-15C. He also says it cannot fly in thunderstorms. Bang Head

If I can remember what else he said I will post it.

Damn,
I thought I was infamous for “tying” one on and posting drivel …
You go boy! And make me look like an Angel!

Huh, VarkVet?

Your uncle doesn't know what he's talking about.

Interesting first post to say the least. I am pretty sure the sky is falling as well. It's interesting that your uncle just told you this, and then you just happened to come along this forum to share his insights on the matter. Please give him my best as I shall be in bed wakeless yearning for such insight on the matter. HEAVY sarcasm intended.

USAMC wrote:

He says air force should have bought F-15SE Silent Eagle.

Wouldnt the SEs laughable stealth features be useless in the rain too then?

why not build more F-15Cs if they are that good.....ahhh thats right they are Junk compared to the F-22A - silly me!!

Yeah, your uncle may know how to replace Widget C on an F-15, but that doesn't mean he knows everything about fighters, sorry.

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I cannot believe what I heard my uncle just say!

Neither can I.

I can't add to the sarcasm since that has already been addressed. Your uncle should
be praised for his service in a hard working and sometimes thankless profession.
However, experience as an F-15 maintainer doesn't qualify him to be credible in
his claims listed in the first post. He's more than welcome to his opinion but don't
expect the AF fighter community to be turned upside down because of it.

Interesting pictures. Interesting claims.

I don't think the pictures are fake. I am curious as to why F-22's would intercept Bears with drop tanks. My guess is that those Russian planes are packed full of sophisticated gadgetry designed to find out as much as possible about the F-22 and perhaps its RCS. Adding the drop tanks probably makes it pretty hard to figure that out. It could be to fool the Russians on the Raptor's combat radius as well. What do yall think?

Tell your uncle to relax, the Silent Service is interested in the F-15!

I found this vid that proves it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc3b2IVdllo

The Fisk

fiskerwad wrote:

Tell your uncle to relax, the Silent Service is interested in the F-15!

I found this vid that proves it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc3b2IVdllo

The Fisk

Dayuummm.. That was some funny chit Fisk Wink

)) Thats definitley one to save.

Thanks

Beazz

Maybe the uncle works for Boeing marketing Smile

Not the most Forum friendly start, but he sure got himself noticed fast...

sooo, let's all welcome USAMC to the Forum! Mr. Green

Forum: F-22A Raptor

The F-22 is a piece of junk!