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Originally posted by FredT
Pretty cool. Was it me or did the Raptor seem to hang for a bit during the Cobra for much longer than the Su's ?????
originally posted by chinawhite
Finally silenced the critics about the F-22s manuvering capabilities..
Originally posted by Seekerof
Video footage of the aircraft present:
AirPower Over Hampton Roads 2006
Langley 2006
Video of a F-22A Raptor doing a number of fascinating maneuvers, including a Cobra maneuver: (4min/40mb so be on guard if you have a slow connection)
semperapollo.com...
Video of a Raptor going from take off to a vertical (90 degree vertical), stops in the vertical, hangs there in a hover or 'helicopter', then points the nose down to another 90 degree high speed acceleration:
semperapollo.com...
And another one with the Raptor:
semperapollo.com...
Thanks to semperapollo for the heads-up and links.
Comments or thoughts welcome, but most certainly, enjoy the videos.
seekerof
[edit on 16-5-2006 by Seekerof]
Originally posted by Figher Master FIN
how high can a F-22 get up (doing a 90 degree pull-up) comparing to the Hornet or the F-16...?? And could the F-22 do a blue Angles trick where the plane does it very close to the ground...??
Originally posted by Pazo
Guys,
I hate to break it to ya but this was pathetic for a fighter that is supposed to be Numero Uno.
Finally, I bet the F 18 E would do much better in a dogfight than the F22 if it had more powerful engines.
Originally posted by Pazo
And I said it would do better in a dogfight, not an airshow. You agree that the hovering ain't no good in a dogfight.
I agree with you that it must look more impressive live than on video, but the thing is... the Su 37 looks far more impressive in video... now imagine seeing it live... I haven't, but have seen Su27 live (can do 80% of the Su37 stuff) and MiG 29s flown by decent pilots.
Would be like 'Yeah, we're finaly almost doing what those f***ing russians were doing 20 years ago at 1/100 the price and without fly by wire and computers'.
But I'm not, And although I ain't russian either, those ruskies do design planes better than the CAD systems that serve as 'designers' at Locheed.