F-22 Photographs



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    The F/A-22 Raptor is the replacement for the F-15 Eagle. The Raptor is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, combining a revolutionary leap in technology and capability with reduced support requirements and maintenance costs. The F/A-22's integrated avionics gives it first-look, first-shot, first-kill capability that guarantees U.S. air dominance for decades. With the addition of Raptor tail number 0015 to the base, the number of F/A-22s at Nellis AFB increases to four. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
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    An F/A-22 Raptor makes a pass over the flightline at Nellis AFB on July 9th. This is the fourth Raptor to arrive from the factory. Eventually, 17 of the next-generation stealth fighters will be assigned here. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
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    F-22A Raptor #00-4015 taxis on the flightline at Nellis AFB on July 9th. This is the fourth Raptor to arrive from the factory. Eventually, 17 of the next-generation stealth fighters will be assigned here. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
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    The third F/A-22 Raptor arrives at Nellis on May 29, 2003. In the next few months three more Raptors will arrive here from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. [U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brian Ferguson]
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    Two F/A-22 Raptors based at Nellis AFB undergo developmental flight testing recently. The Air Force negotiated the procurement of one additional Raptor as part of a recent purchase, raising the total to 21 aircraft. [Courtesy photo]
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    Boeing is teamed with Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney to design and build the F/A-22. Boeing is responsible for the wings, aft fuselage (including the structures necessary for engine and nozzle installation), avionics integration and tests, radar development, the training system, flight-test development and management, the fire-protection system and the life-support system. [Courtesy photo]
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    Air dominance is the first priority of any combat commander and the F-22A Raptor #91-4005 will provide it for them, according to Lt. Gen. John D.W. Corley, the principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon. He testified before the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on tactical air and land forces. [USAF photo]
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    A KC-135R Stratotanker refuels an F-22a Raptor #91-4002. The KC-135's principal mission is air refueling. This asset greatly enhances the U. S. Air Force's capability to accomplish its mission of Global Engagement. [USAF photo by Kevin Robertson]
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    An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile begins its early separation from a F-22A Raptor #91-4002 during a launch. The major milestone test evaluated the next-generation fighter's ability to fire an air-to-air missile from an internal weapons bay. [USAF photo by Judson Brohmer]
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    The F/A-22 Raptor's internal-mounted M61A2 six-barreled 20mm lightweight Gatling gun's (upper right wing) hydraulic door was tested during a recent flight test of Raptor 4002 above the Mojave Desert. The successful test was designed to see how the door would react when opened at high speeds. Built by General Dynamics in Burlington, Vt., the gun can fire 6,000 rounds per minute, although the Raptor usually carries only 480 rounds. Almost all current U.S. military fighters and attack jets have been equipped with the M61 or its follow-on models since the 1950s. Consequently, the upgraded gun seems a perfect fit for the next-generation fighter. [U.S. Air Force photo by Judson Brohmer]
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    F/A-22 Raptor 4002 flies a test mission alongside an F-16 chase aircraft and reaches the 183 hour flight test milestone. [U.S. Air Force photo]
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    F/A-22 Raptor 4001, the first of the Air Force's next-generation of air superiorty fighter jets, flew its 100th mission at Edwards, with Boeing test pilot Chuck Killberg at the controls. The F/A-22 is undergoing the most extensive and sophisticated testing of any combat aircraft ever developed, giving the Air Force and its industry partners adequate time to properly design, build and test the Raptor before being put into production. [U.S. Air Force photo]
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    The F/A-22 Raptor passed the 400-flight-hour mark here recently. Since the summer of 1998, the Edwards F/A-22 Combined Test Force has flown two aircraft during 183 evaluation missions. Raptors 4001 and 4002 have meet four out of five Department of Defense flight-test requirements for 1999. The last is expected to be met in December. [U.S. Air Force photo]
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    Raptor 4002 passed its 300th flight-hour mark sortie from the Air Force's Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, Cal. The F/A-22 fleet is expected to grow in the coming weeks, as Raptor 4003 makes it maiden flight from Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Ga., before joining the F/A-22 Combined Test Force here later this year. [U.S. Air Force photo by Judson Brohmer]
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    The F/A-22 Raptor on its first test flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. [Courtesy photo]