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Old 12-03-2006, 03:34 PM
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Default The last manned fighter aircraft in the USAF

The last manned fighter aircraft in the USAF


Entered service 2003
Crew 1 men
Dimensions and weight
Length 18.92 m
Wing span 13.56 m
Height 5 m
Weight (empty) 14.36 t
Weight (maximum take off) 27.21 t
Engines and performance
Engines 2 x Pratt & Whitney F119-P-100 turbofans
Traction (dry / with afterburning) 2 x ? / 155.69 kN
Maximum speed > 2 500 km/h
Armament
Cannon 1 x M61A2 20-mm cannon
Missiles 4 x AIM-120C AMRAAMs, 4 x AIM-9M/X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. GBU-32 joint directed air munition, AGM-88 HARM
Bombs GBU-22 Paveway III laser guided bombs



Information from:
http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/f22_raptor.htm

I am wondering are there any other similar aircraft under development around the world?
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Old 07-11-2007, 11:29 AM
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Thats one hell of a plane... I know the eurofighter was released not long ago which i also like..

Its scary that in a few years weapons platforms like these will be flying around unmanned
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Old 07-17-2007, 05:46 AM
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Sometimes it amazes me the stuff that the average person does not know about these things. And sometimes, it makes me glad I don't know much.
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Old 11-30-2007, 11:11 PM
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Crap. That's got ALOT of firepower. Can I get one?
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