Questions tagged [f-22]
For questions about the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet.
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Can the F-35 (and F-22) do the Kvochur Bell maneuver?
Can the F-35 (and F-22) do the Kvochur Bell maneuver? Surprisingly I didn’t find much about this on google. (Might’ve searched for the wrong thing though)
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Can doppler radar be used to detect stealth aircraft by focusing on the characteristic flow field instead of the aircraft itself?
Any aircraft traversing through the air would impart velocity, pressure, and temperature gradients to the surrounding air, then there are some phenomenon which are unique to all winged bodies such as ...
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What is this little "rod" thing on the back of the F-22 for?
I was curious what this little extra surface on the back of the F-22 is for. I can't see any use of it protruding past the engine nozzles, so what is it for? Also, does the structure have any problems ...
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Aside from simulated dogfights, do F-22 Raptors actively participate in live fire/target practice using live munitions?
I am aware that the F-22 was developed specifically for the air-to-air superiority role, although it has previously proven its worth for multi-role missions (in performing ground strike missions ...
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What is this thing sticking out under the F-22 Raptor's fuselage? [duplicate]
I was looking through some pictures I took of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor performing a demo flight at Oshkosh 2023 and I noticed this thing sticking out from the bottom of the Raptor's fuselage. ...
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Is the F-117 actually inferior in its RCS than the F-22 and B-2?
This might seem like a purely opinionated thing, but bear with me. I think there is some general statement to be made here not based on guesswork.
Question: Is the F-117 actually inferior in its RCS (...
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F-22 air inlet gap [duplicate]
Why does the Raptor have what seems to me to be a significant gap between the air inlets and the body of the aircraft, rather than blending the inlets into the body?
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Do F-22 Raptors have different chemical colored coatings on the canopy?
Today I saw an image of a couple of Raptors parked at Spangdahelm AFB and I noticed that one of the Raptors in the image had Golden-tinted canopy glass while the other one had orange-tinted Canopy ...
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On fighter jets (e.g. F-16), do the leading edge flaps extend above the retracted position, as well as the more typical down extension?
Do they go both up and down (with respect to a retracted position in the middle) on different fighter jets?
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Do F-22 and F-35 use force sensing flight sticks like F-16?
Do F-22 and F-35 use force sensing flight sticks (as opposed to flight sticks that actually deflect and sense movement), like F-16?
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How does the F-22 Raptor radar reflector work?
The F-22 Raptor (and other stealth aircraft) can be made more visible to radar by using radar reflectors, or in other words, radar cross section (RCS) enhancers. In the comments section of this answer ...
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How can one achieve supersonic cruise capabilities without afterburners?
I have read that in order to have stealth capabilities of the F22, it was designed such that it could cruise at supersonic speeds without using afterburners, which increase RCS. How is this possible? ...
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What are the bumps in the F-22 Raptor wing for?
As you can see in the picture there are several bulges or bumps in the wing that are located in the aileron and flaps. Somebody told me these are to hide the linear actuator, pushrod, and control horn....
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What are the typical max speeds & g loads at which internal weapon bay(IWB) door can be opened for weapon deployment?
What are the typical numbers for popular aircraft like the F-22 & F-35 which have IWB?
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Why did Lockheed Martin give the F-22 stealth fighter such small fuel tanks?
Why did Lockheed Martin give the F-22 stealth fighter such small fuel tanks while the F-35 got much more fuel capacity relative to its size and single jet engine?
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Why is an F22 slower than an F15?
An F22 has a higher thrust to weight ratio. The F22 has around ~70,000lbf thrust from its F119 engines, where as the F15 has around ~48,000lbf thrust from its F100 engines.
But every metric I can ...
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How can an F-22 Raptor reach supersonic speeds without having supersonic inlets?
The F-22 Raptor and some other jets do not have inlet spikes, yet they are able to achieve supersonic speeds. How is that possible?
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What is this hole on the F-22 Raptor?
I noticed this little hole that is right in front of the cockpit window of the F-22 Raptor. In some photos, it seems to be closed, while in other photos, it's open.
Does anyone know (or think they ...
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Why doesn't the air force order more F-22's?
I've come across several articles touting the F-22 as the most formidable air-to-air killing machine to date, such as this one:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-22-nearly-unstoppable-air-...
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How is the F-22's nacelle/engine bay ventilated?
How is the aircraft skin around the engine bay in the F-22 cooled?
As in the F-35, there are scoops below the wings, which provide ram air around the engine bay, but you don't see any scoop around in ...
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Why is YF22 designed with conventional rudders while YF23 with all-moving rudders?
Are all-moving rudders more stealthy? If so, how come YF22 which is just as fixated with rear body stealthiness as the YF23 comes with conventional ones?
Also, all-moving rudders have fixed camber, ...
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Were RCS tests performed on the ATF YF-22/YF-23 prototypes?
I know that radar cross section (RCS) tests were performed on geometric models of both the YF-22 and the YF-23 prototypes submitted for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, but were the ...
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Why do the F-22 and F-35 look similar to each other and different from previous designs?
Is there a reason the F-22 and F-35 look very similar other than style, they look very different to F-16s so is there a conscious effort to make them look cool?
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How does the Pratt & Whitney F119 achieve its features?
The Wikipedia article on the Pratt & Whitney F119 that powers the F-22 says the following:
The high pressure and low pressure turbines are single stage and counter-rotating, thus shortening ...
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Do F-22's use cartridge start to start engines?
What method does the F-22 use to start its engines?
In the video below, you can see a flap open and flame and steam shoot out as the engine starts to spin up. Is this an example of cartridge start? ...
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Why is Russian super-maneuverable thrust vectoring more prevalent than American?
Based on the sheer number of super-manouverable thrust vectoring Russian fighter jets, it seems that Russia has put more effort into developing thrust vectoring for enhanced maneuverability than the ...
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What is the pressure distribution around a supersonic wing?
In subsonic flight the lift manifests itself at 25% of chord, but shifts to 50% of chord when the airplane goes supersonic.
Wondering about that made me think that the reason might be that there is ...
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Why does the canopy of the F-22 Raptor have a golden tinge? [duplicate]
Why is gold used in the canopy of the F-22 Raptor?
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Why do the F/A-18 and the F-22 Raptor have horizontal stabilizer as well as canted rudders for pitch control?
F/A-18, F-22 Raptor have a horizontal tailplane as well as canted rudders? Why can't the horizontal tailplane done away with (as in the F-117) and have only the ruddervators for pitch control?
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What is this red canister on the tail of the YF-22?
On the tail section of the YF-22 further back in the image below, there is a red canister. What is that canister for? I suppose it is for some flight testing purposes from what I can see.
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What is the feasibility of converting an F-22 to carrier use?
I read that the Navy originally considered to use the ATF(Advanced Tactical Fighter) Programme aircraft (Now known as the F-22) as carrier aircraft but declined to do so when it came out. How feasible ...
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Why does the F-22's wing give it such great maneuverability?
An F-22's wing is much different than a wing like the one on the F-16.
This an F-16 wing design:
(Source: www.aviastar.org).
This is an F-22 wing:
(Source: s3.zetaboards.com)
There is a ...
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Why developing F-35 is harder than F-22? [closed]
I'm sorry if I'll be not so accurate in my description but, please, try to understand "core" of my question.
F-22, ignoring high cost of each aircraft, appear to be a successful project, developed ...
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Advantages of square over circular engine nozzle?
The F-22 has square nozzles, while the Russian Sukhoi PAK FA has circular nozzles.
There are both 5th generation planes, but with different nozzles, why?
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What are the flaps on the exhaust of military airplanes for?
I have been looking over some pictures of military airplanes, and I noticed that some of the more modern air planes have flaps on the exhaust
I was wondering if anyone knew what the purpose of the ...
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What trade-offs are being made in the design of the planform alignment of stealth aircraft?
Stealth technology uses angles in the aircraft shape, and homogeneous orientation of the surfaces. In the F-22A Raptor wing leading edges, tail surfaces, air intake bypass doors, refueling aperture, ...
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How can you stop your missile locking onto a friendly target?
In the modern day we have advanced planes, and advanced missile systems, however, how can you stop your missile firing at a friendly aircraft?
In planes like the F22 Raptor you can turn on sight lock,...
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How fast can an F-22 scramble?
The startup process in many military aircraft is, complicated, to say the least.
It takes a lot longer than most would think. An F-16 from cold is required to be able to scramble within 5 minutes if ...
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Does the F-22 (or any other stealth aircraft) carry chaff?
Considering it is nearly undetectable on radar, it seems like it wouldn't have to worry about radar guided missiles; in addition to this it is sure to have sophisticated jamming capabilities. So why ...