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Twin Wasp 10-30-2010 08:15 PM
I have seen the future (F22 Raptor)
 
Out at AFW for the airshow today. Usually I like the static display stuff more than the flying and small prop flying over the jet acts. The Air Force had a F-22 demo that was unreal. He was doing the same stuff as Sean Tucker. I keep thinking, "A jet can't do that." I've never seen any of the Sukhoi acts but I'd say the egg has been cracked.

clipperskipper 10-31-2010 05:31 AM
Impressive piece of technology, how many airplanes can fly at mach 1.5 without the use
of afterburner?

rickair7777 10-31-2010 06:22 AM
Originally Posted by Twin Wasp (Post 893487)
Out at AFW for the airshow today. Usually I like the static display stuff more than the flying and small prop flying over the jet acts. The Air Force had a F-22 demo that was unreal. He was doing the same stuff as Sean Tucker. I keep thinking, "A jet can't do that." I've never seen any of the Sukhoi acts but I'd say the egg has been cracked.
Sounds like he did the 360 degree thrust vectored pitch-over thing...

RockBottom 10-31-2010 07:03 AM
Originally Posted by Twin Wasp (Post 893487)
Out at AFW for the airshow today. Usually I like the static display stuff more than the flying and small prop flying over the jet acts. The Air Force had a F-22 demo that was unreal. He was doing the same stuff as Sean Tucker. I keep thinking, "A jet can't do that." I've never seen any of the Sukhoi acts but I'd say the egg has been cracked.
That's exactly what I was thinking as I watched the F-22 at AFW. Daaaang!

Globerunner513 10-31-2010 08:32 AM
Saw it at the Fairchild airshow a couple years ago. WOW! Hate to say it, but the F22 topped the Blue Angels that year for me at least.

LOBO 10-31-2010 08:53 AM
Folks started leaving after the Raptor and Heritage Flight Demo (Yesterday at AFW). Definitely more impressive than the Blues!!!

navigatro 10-31-2010 11:38 AM
But the Blues Crews get the most Puhnaynay

CaptainCarl 11-01-2010 10:42 AM
The AFW airshow never fails to impress... I wish Bell, Red Bull, or one of the military branches would put on a little rotorcraft demonstration :)

Grumble 11-01-2010 12:01 PM
Originally Posted by clipperskipper (Post 893555)
Impressive piece of technology, how many airplanes can fly at mach 1.5 without the use
of afterburner?
Lots of them, it just involves going down hill really quick.

No doubt the Raptor is impressive. I've been eye watered a few times working with those guys.

dojetdriver 11-01-2010 12:24 PM
Originally Posted by clipperskipper (Post 893555)
Impressive piece of technology, how many airplanes can fly at mach 1.5 without the use
of afterburner?
Originally Posted by Grumble (Post 894329)
Lots of them, it just involves going down hill really quick.
The Concorde must have had to climb really really high to supercruise all the way across the Atlantic downhill.

Can't the Su-35 and Typhoon hit the 1.5 number as well?


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