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First FA-22 FIGHTERS Delivered to Langley Air Force Base

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:35 am
by Fly2e
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These are Great In-flight Photos of the FA-22 as the first Aircraft Delivery was being made to Langley AFB in Va. Langley is to be first Operational AFB for the FA-22. It is a very beautiful AFB, located in a picturesque location, as you can see in these photos, near Norfolk and Hampton, Va. The Aircraft flying along with the FA-22 in the last of these photos is The F-15, which will be replaced by The FA-22 which is several times better. In Actual In-flight (simulated) Combat Operations against the F-15, Two FA-22s were able to operate Without detection while they went Head to head against (8) F-15s. The FA-22s scored Missile Hits (Kills) against all the F-15 Aircraft and the FA-22s were never detected by Either the F-15s or Ground Based Radar... Maj. Gen. Rick Lewis said: 'The Raptor Operated against All Adversaries with Virtual Impunity; Ground Based Systems Couldn't Engage and NO Adversary Aircraft Survived'! FA-22 -- America

Re: First FA-22 FIGHTERS Delivered to Langley Air Force Base

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:40 am
by Rifleman
Good stuff Dave..........the second and third shots clearly shows the "air-brake" effect of using aileron for spoiler and rudder to counter-act the pitch coupling ..........nice !

Re: First FA-22 FIGHTERS Delivered to Langley Air Force Base

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:37 am
by gtirob01
Those are some very nice photos there!

I just happened to see 2 F-22's in close formation yesterday leaving out of Eglin AFB... likely on their way home to Tyndall AFB. Nice to see them flying around here even tho Tyndall is only an hour drive from here.

Re: First FA-22 FIGHTERS Delivered to Langley Air Force Base

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:12 pm
by flyboy 28
I just happened to see 2 F-22's in close formation yesterday leaving out of Eglin AFB... likely on their way home to Tyndall AFB. Nice to see them flying around here even tho Tyndall is only an hour drive from here.


We had two overfly NAS Pensacola yesterday. Definitely a lot cooler to see than the usual Super Bugs.

Re: First FA-22 FIGHTERS Delivered to Langley Air Force Base

PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:49 pm
by The Ruptured Duck
This is news?  If you get on Google earth you will find F-22's on the ramp at Kadena AFB in Okinawa from an image taken in April 2009.  It entered service at Langley in 2005.

Re: First FA-22 FIGHTERS Delivered to Langley Air Force Base

PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:09 am
by gtirob01
[quote]This is news?

Re: First FA-22 FIGHTERS Delivered to Langley Air Force Base

PostPosted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:06 pm
by Fly2e
As gtirob mentioned, they are just some pics of some Raptors  8-)