Having fun in a Raptor...

[xFLAMESx]

...over California and Nevada.
Decided to take my new F-22 for a short flight from Edwards (KEDW) to Nellis (KLSV)

The VC, fairly decent looking IMO PANTS, quite interactive tho!


After a cruising at FL520, I decided to stick the burners on and dive to medium alt...


What flight of mine would be complete without this? ...


Slowly closing in on Vegas, pulling up alongside a Soutwest 737...


After waving at a few passengers and the pilot, broke away and carried on to Nellis...


Turning for short finals (yes, I know I'm off, but I'm a military pilot...who cares? )...


Down, parked, engines off, another succesful flight...


Thanks for looking...
Carl

[Jakemaster]

I thought that one of the major points of the raptor was no afterburners.

[Stormtropper]

pff...the external model looks great, bu the VC is very unrealistic :-/

Great shots!

Jeff

[xFLAMESx]

Hey Jeff,
Just had a look at a pic of a real F-22 panel/cockpit.....that one *points up* is pretty pants eh? :-/

Ah well, she flies great and looks great in screenies too!
I guess I'll just have to spend more time taking pics

Jake : I think the deal is...it has them, but rarely needs to use them because of supercruise.

I'm sure someone will confirm either way

[citationX]

I thought that one of the major points of the raptor was no afterburners.

Hey, great shot's Gnatman. That raptor look like the prototype.

YF-22 (prototypehttp://www.airliners.net/open.file/540586/L/

F-22Ahttp://mongoose.stunkworks.com/gallery/f-22/f-22_031.jpg

real cockpit1http://f22fighter.taxsos.com/cockpitwhole.jpg

real cockpit2http://f22fighter.taxsos.com/cockpit001.gif

Anyways, nice paint sceme although it doesn't exist.


Here is some more info on the Raptorhttp://www.harcirepulo.hu/F-22/

[Stormtropper]

It will tho...red flag has gotta have one of these babies

[flyboy_14]

Nice pics!

[blckhwk1]

What Raptor is that, from who?

[Craig.]

Charlie might be able to best help on this. But supercruise is used once at or above supersonic speeds. I believe the afterburners are used to get it there then they are switched off. Alot like Concorde used to fly.

[C]

Did I hear my name? Yep the F-22 does have burners, which day to day would be seldom used I expect. Take off and

[xFLAMESx]

What Raptor is that, from who?

Hey blckhwk,
U can grab it from DSB Design


Nah, I'm quite proud of that one Charlie, I managed to hit the centerline and wheels down on the stripes!
Cheers for the comments guys,
Carl

[M.R.Maiornikov]

1 thing why is there a soviet star on it

[C]

1 thing why is there a soviet star on it

Its a ficticious "Aggressor" paint scheme

[citationX]

Its a ficticious "Aggressor" paint scheme

Who knows that paint might be on the F-22 in the future, when it becomes a aggressor.