The Raptor Rocks
Lawndart wrote:I was thinking along the same lines. People say the Suchoi's are more impressive, but then again, those birds depart flight quite nicely during their maneuvers and have to recover. It just seems the Raptor is in full control throughout all of its profiles, even the extreme AoA stuff... and I'm convincedRFDGuy wrote:Its funny though...people are still like...the Su-(insert model # here) still seems more impressive... the Su's and Mig's with TV are great aircraft but they seem like they're flung around compared to this., this demo isn't a "no holds barred demo" either. The maneuvers are planned and coordinated, while the Raptor still isn't tested or stretched to its limit (yet), even if they are still mighty impressive to watch!
I agree....plus Max does this stuff with any random bird they let him use....not a special stripped model.
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Upper body G-suit looks cool. Max reminds me of Wilbur, especially when he says: "Here I am... I'm a blessed and lucky man!"
Really sweet F-22 promo by ASB: http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=8ec80b42
Interview with Maj. Paul "Max" Moga: http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=6288db5d
Really sweet F-22 promo by ASB: http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=8ec80b42
Interview with Maj. Paul "Max" Moga: http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=6288db5d
Check this one out, amazing and I'd imagine high G's too.
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=1ddad694
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=1ddad694
Just adding a few coals on the fire for this thread; awesome video here: First Ever Pulblic Air Show Demo from Langley!
@ www.f22-raptor.com
@ www.f22-raptor.com
If this doesn't give you the "hee bee gee bees" I don't know what will. This has HUD footage as well. Notice the circular altitude and speed indicators or dials on the HUD.
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=b512534b
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=b512534b
This'll water your eyes.... ! Sent to me by a Tomcat buddy of mine. Enjoy!
Subject: The New F-22
Fast (super-cruise) and stealthy, and integrated avionics are cool, but what really impressive was the F-22s low speed stability and maneuverability. In the late 40s and to early 60s aeronautical engineers were going nuts on how to shape intakes to handle both subsonic and super-sonic air flows, without stagnation or compressor stalls. Supersonic in itself was a big challenge because you had to use shock waves to slow the intake air mass to sub-sonic before it hit the compressor
blades, or they would stall. We figured it out, but the solution was keeping a lot of air going in the front end to make sure the all hot air kept going out the back end. As I watch this Mach 2 airplane suspend motionless in air and do tail slides, I am in awe of the engines and intakes.
I used to think the Su-27 / Su-31 Cobra maneuver was the epitome of 3rd to 4th generation fighter maneuverability. That snap maneuver doesn't hold a candle to what this two-dimensional vectored-thrust fighter with fat independent horizontal stabs can do at low speed. I am sure there are far more tricks up its sleeve in the high subsonic dogfight speed range.
It is about 5 minutes long but the last 30-40 seconds are priceless.
ACC just approved the Raptors new DEMO profile. This was the first show. Five minute video. Watch the elevators of the airplane in this demo. They work independently. It also has vectored thrust.
ACC = Air Combat Command (for the non-Air Force folks)
http://www.f22-raptor.com/media/video_g ... angley.wmv
Metro
Subject: The New F-22
Fast (super-cruise) and stealthy, and integrated avionics are cool, but what really impressive was the F-22s low speed stability and maneuverability. In the late 40s and to early 60s aeronautical engineers were going nuts on how to shape intakes to handle both subsonic and super-sonic air flows, without stagnation or compressor stalls. Supersonic in itself was a big challenge because you had to use shock waves to slow the intake air mass to sub-sonic before it hit the compressor
blades, or they would stall. We figured it out, but the solution was keeping a lot of air going in the front end to make sure the all hot air kept going out the back end. As I watch this Mach 2 airplane suspend motionless in air and do tail slides, I am in awe of the engines and intakes.
I used to think the Su-27 / Su-31 Cobra maneuver was the epitome of 3rd to 4th generation fighter maneuverability. That snap maneuver doesn't hold a candle to what this two-dimensional vectored-thrust fighter with fat independent horizontal stabs can do at low speed. I am sure there are far more tricks up its sleeve in the high subsonic dogfight speed range.
It is about 5 minutes long but the last 30-40 seconds are priceless.
ACC just approved the Raptors new DEMO profile. This was the first show. Five minute video. Watch the elevators of the airplane in this demo. They work independently. It also has vectored thrust.
ACC = Air Combat Command (for the non-Air Force folks)
http://www.f22-raptor.com/media/video_g ... angley.wmv
Metro
Another cool Raptor video courtesy of ASB, from GML 2007.
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=a090713b
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=a090713b
