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A 5+ minute, 38+ MB video of the F-22 at Edwards. Includes formation flying, external tank tests, icing tests, live missile/flare/chaff firings... recommended!!!

http://www.f4hq.com/temp/F-22_CTF_Video.wmv

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Elite Joined: Sep 11, 2004 Posts: 2888 Status: Offline

habu2, THANKS!!! This is the sort of F-22 video I've been waiting for!!! Long download, but well worth the wait! The gun tests and the multi AMRAAM launch are awesome!!!

Elite Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 2444 Status: Offline

I'm just glad I get to work at a place where I can see live video feed of the F-22 through my eyeballs. Wink

Great video though H2!

Elite Joined: Sep 11, 2004 Posts: 2888 Status: Offline

TC, I'm jealous! I just can't wait to see one in person at Nellis in November! I hope it flies, but it'll still be cool to see it on the ground Cool

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Elite Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 2444 Status: Offline

I'm sure it will fly, if you're going there for an airshow. I think the OT guys at Nellis fly their Raptors more than the 43rd FS does at Tyndall. Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. If you've never seen a Raptor fly, it's a pretty neat sight. It's roughly the same size, and makes about as much noise as an Eagle; which if you've never seen the F-15 Demo flight, is also a good show.

Beers and MiGs were made to be pounded!

Elite Joined: Sep 11, 2004 Posts: 2888 Status: Offline

TC, the only reason I'm unsure if the Raptor will fly is because of what I've seen on the Nellis Air Show web site. They list the F-22 as a military static display, but not as a military performer. Then again, they don't list the F-16 as a performer, either. It's kind of strange that they have the F-14 and F-18, but not the Viper Confused

. I really hope you're right!

I've seen just about every US military jet in service since Vietnam fly at one time or another, and they all put on a good show Very Happy

. I love to see my tax dollars at work Cool

! I just wish they'd make Raptor station wagon so I could get an incentive ride.... Hey, I can dream, can't I Wink

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Elite Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 2444 Status: Offline

Not sure if a Raptor can execute a Cobra. The airframe is stressed to handle the G-load obviously. It does have vectored thrust, so I guess it could be possible. Then again, I never have seen one perform anything much more spectacular than making a low pass over the Tyndall runway in full AB, but that was at the airshow. Usually, I see them lift off, put the gear in wells and punch holes in the sky. Now, I have witnessed some excellent starts to F-15 incentive rides, and the alert F-16s scramble on arbitrary contacts. Very impressive stuff. Cool

habu2,

Best video of the Raptor seen to date! Thanks!

The Raptor can do a snap maneuver and get up to 60-80 AoA, its not the same as a Cobra, it is a more controllable and repeatable maneuver than any Sukhoi Cobra. The Flanker once the stick is pulled back through the control limit stops is overrided in pitch control mode, the aircraft performs the maneuver safely only because of a peculiarity in the pitch stability curve, good at low end, crap in the middle range and automatically recovers at extremely high AoA. The Raptor on the other hand stays in its pitch curve during its high AoA maneuvers, with adequate pitch control even without thrust vectoring.

There's plenty of vids at the official site.

http://www.f22-raptor.com/media/index.html

The videos pop up in their own menu box, some good stuff in there.

Elite Joined: Sep 29, 2004 Posts: 960 Status: Offline

parrothead wrote:

I just wish they'd make Raptor station wagon so I could get an incentive ride.... Hey, I can dream, can't I Wink

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As a Flight Test Engineer, I only got to fly tubs (or worse Confused

), so the announcement that 2-seat Raptors were canceled was a devastating piece of news. Then JSF followed. The only consolation was a tour to Eglin where at least I got some Block 50 time.

That link no longer works. Does anyone have a recent link to that video? It would be greatly appreciated!

habu2 wrote:

...http://www.f4hq.com/temp/F-22_CTF_Video.wmv

I clicked on the link and the file didn't download it just took me to some weird air plane page, the site did have a few movies on it but not the one you described. I think your link has gone bad. Sad

Is there a link that works that you could give me? I'm really interested in seeing this video.

The WashingtonPost.com has an online video feature they did with Lt. Col. James Hecker, who commands the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley AFB.

It has some great <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/business/040105-5v.ram" rel="nofollow" target="new">footage of the F/A-22 pre-flighting and in-flight</a> (Realaudio RAM file).

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mm ... htm?nav=sc

Awesome video Whity!

TC wrote:

Not sure if a Raptor can execute a Cobra.

Yes the F-22 could should the pilot ever decide to perform the air show maneuver. The F-22 can do the helicopter and several other maneuvers which are more difficult than the Cobra.

In one video a F-22 was doing the helicopter and keeping the piper on a aircraft that was falling tail first! The F-22 was stable decending at the same rate the other aircraft was falling. The F-22 was circling around the falling aircraft, keeping a gun track on the falling aircraft!

The Discovery Channel did a program on the F-22 and during the program they showed (about fifthteen seconds) a F-22 keeping a gun track on the middle (the center of the fuselage) of a Su-27! You could tell by the movement the Su-27 was maneuvering significantly, it did not seem to make any difference to the F-22.

The Russian Air Force loves the cobra because they still believe in the furball and that most dogfights will degenerate to a guns battle.

Adrian

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