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Raptor 4004 in a climatic hangar at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory, Eglin AFB, Florida. The aircraft will undergo tests related to extreme temperatures (including simulated rain falls and snow showers). Note the two external fuel tanks. A special channel sytem is in use to...

An F-22A Raptor flies Feb. 2, 2007, with four Small Diameter Bombs on board. Pilots and engineers from the F-22 Combined Test Force were performing load tests to ensure the GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb system does not exceed structural load boundaries for the Raptor. [Photo by...

Raptor 4008 takes off on Juny 7, 2002.

An F-22 Raptor takes on fuel from a KC-135 aerial tanker during the Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, in February 2007. The Raptors, from the 1st FW at Langley AFB, took part in Red Flag for the first time. [Photo courtesy Paul Ridgway]

A USAF F-22A Raptor, P-51D Mustang and F-15E aircraft fly in formation over Davis-Monthan AFB, March 3, 2007, during the annual Heritage Flight Conference. The conference provides a forum for civilian and ACC demonstration pilots to train together in preparation for the spring...

An F-22A Raptor at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006. [Photo EAA]

Capt. John Echols, 43rd FS pilot, taxies in F-22A #03-4045 on March 9th, 2007, as one of the final two Raptors to join the 43rd FS assembly. Both aircraft from the 1st FW at Langley AFB, arrived at Tyndall AFB, on March 9th & 11th, 2007. The 43rd FS and AMU now boast 29...

F-22A no. 03-4052 from the 27 EFS, deployed to Kadena AB, an F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-115, an F-15C Eagle from 44 FS and an F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-25 fly in formation during joint exercises between the USN and the USAF in the Philippine Sea on March 16th, 2007. [USN...

Close up of the complicated tail workings of F-22A no. 03-4046 photographed on March 24th, 2007 at Luke AFB, Arizona. [Photo by Jonathan Somerville]