Asked if USAF would ever consider reopening F-22 production, Welsh said “I would never draw a line in the sand and say I would never consider buying the most capable aircraft in the world for the United States Air Force.” He confessed, however, that he didn’t know what restart costs...
The F-22 Raptor’s primary weapons are air-to-air missiles, but it does have other possible weapons configurations depending on the mission of the aircraft. The design of the weapons bay is “clean” meaning that everything is carried within the aircraft rather than stored externally. This co...
Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems, and Boeing Defense & Space Group's Military Airplanes Division are teamed to develop the F-22 as a replacement for the F-15 fighter currently in use by the U.S. Air Force. The team was selected by the Air Force...
Time Life Pictures//Getty Images The first YF-22 test aircraft, 1990. 🛫 Our Favorite Hobby RC Planes Back in the 1980s, the Air Force intended the F-22 Raptor to be a 1:1 replacement for the F-15C Eagle. The Air Force originally planned to purchase 750 F-22s, but terminated ...
[2] The last aircraft was delivered in 2012. 【参考译文】F-22于1997年首飞,源自洛克希德公司的YF-22原型机,在2005年12月正式服役前,曾被称为F-22和F/A-22,最终定名为F-22A。虽然美国空军(USAF)最初计划购买总计750架ATF以取代其F-15鹰式战斗机,但后来缩减至381架,并且在2009年因高昂成本引发的政治...
PCA will also be stealthy, and likely lose vertical tail fins that are standard on all aircraft, from the P-51 Mustang to the F-22 Raptor. Vertical tail fins are major impediments to achieving durable stealth against various types of radars, and were first ditched with the B-2 Spirit bomb...
FILE PHOTO -- An F-22 Raptor performs a roll. The Raptor is the replacement for the F-15 Eagle. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, combining a revolutionary leap in technology and capability with reduced support requirements and maintenance costs. The F-22's integrated ...
Although primary production for the F-22 has ended, continued maintenance and support of the ALR-94 can be expected during the life of the aircraft. Limited production for spares and replacement is also likely. The November 2011 $7.5 billion, multiyear contract awarded to Lockheed Martin for F...
and has variedpurposes. The F-35 Lightning II was named to honor a World War II aircraft built by the same contractor, with no other connection between the two aircraft. In another approach from the early 1990s, the Boeing F/A-18E/F wasna...
In my situation, I used to actually build aircraft from kits, starting in around 81'. That's the way most of us in this r/c hobby used to do it. Back then, the only design was for the control horns to have the back plate on the opposite side of the control surface, held togethe...