F-22

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F-22 Raptor


Image: f_22.jpg
Designation: F-22
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
Nationality: American
First Flight: September 29, 1990
Remarks: The USAF's stealthy, fifth-generation air superiority fighter


[edit] Timeline

  • December 12, 2007 The F-22 Raptor reach Full Operational Capability (FOC) with the USAF's 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB[1].


[edit] Sources

  • F-22: Unseen and Lethal  at F22-Raptor.com (January 8, 2007) an article from Aviation Week & Space Technology that describes F-22s paticipating in the joint-service Northern Edge exercise in Alaksa in Summer, 2006
  • F-22 Design Evolution (Part 1) by Hehs, Eric, Code One, Vol. 13, No. 2. part one of a two part article that traces the design history of the F-22 back to the beginning of the ATF program in 1981

[edit] References

  1. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123079133
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