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177th Fighter Wing Air Superiority Fighters

Lockheed/Boeing F/A-22 Raptor

Role: air superiority fighter
Builder: Lockheed Martin / Boeing
Variants: YF-22A, F/A-22A
Operators: USAF

The F-22 Raptor is the world's first stealth air-to-air fighter. It is developed to replace the F-15C in the air superiority role. The F-22 is the first production aircraft with the ability to super cruise flying at supersonic speeds without the use of afterburners.

The plane's builder Lockheed Martin Corp., has built several F-22s for test purposes. Most are at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., undergoing a series of tests. Last year the pentagon approved production plans for an initial batch of 13 production aircraft.

Recently the designation for the Raptor was changed to F/A-22 to indicate the possible air-to-ground role of the aircraft. JDAM bombs can be carried in the internal weapon bay, while the optional external pylons offer a more flexible station for air-to-ground armament.

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Technical Specifications F-22A

Powerplant: two Pratt & Whitney F119-P-100 turbofan each rated at 155.69 kN (35,000 lb st) with afterburning

Dimensions: length 18.92m (62 ft 1 in); height 5.00m (16 ft 5 in); wing span 13.56m (44ft 6 in)

Weights: empty more than 13.608 kg (30,000 lb); Max Take-Off Weight 26.308 kg (58,000 lb)

Performance: max level speed at optimum altitude Mach 1.58 in supercruise and at 30,000 ft (9145m) Mach 1.7 in afterburning mode; service ceiling more than 15,240m (50,000 ft); g limit +7.9

Armament: one 20mm M61A2 Vulcan six-barrel gun with 480 rounds; 2 AIM-9X Sidewinder IR-guided missiles in internal side bays. Up to 6 AIM-120C or 4 AIM-120A AMRAAM missiles in internal fuselage weapon bays or 2 AIM-120C AMRAAMs and 2 GBU-32 JDAM bombs or 2 GBU-30 JDAM bombs. Up to four fuel tanks and up to 8 missiles can be carried on optional external hardpoints. (reportedly there are plans for a F/A-22C with larger weapon bays capable or carrying a larger selection of Air-to-Ground weapons and weapons such as the AGM-88 HARM)

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Specification F-14A

Powerplant: two 92.97 kN (20,900 lb st) Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-412A/414A turbofans

Dimensions: length 19.10m (62 ft 8 in); height 4.88m (16 ft 0 in); wing span 19.55m (64ft 1½ in) spread and 11.65m (38 ft 2½ in) swept

Weights: take-off ('clean') 26.553 kg (58,539 lb); Max Take-Off Weight 33.724 kg (74,379 lb)

Performance: max level speed at 10.975m (36,000 ft) Mach 2.37 or 2.517 km/h (1,564 mph); service ceiling more than 17,070m (56,000 ft)

Armament:one 20mm M61A1 Vulcan six-barrel cannon with 675 rounds; 6577 kg (14,500 lb) of disposable stores, including up to 6 AIM-54s, 6 AIM-7s, 4 AIM-9s, free-fall or guided bombs, cluster bombs, ECM pods, fuel tanks, LANTIRN pod, and TARPS reconnaissance pod (on some aircraft).

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