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xwisex
10-18-2010, 21:06
A friend of mine sent these to me, thought I'd share. The plane is an FA-22 Raptor.
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http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3602/att000194.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9752/att000163.jpg
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2264/att000132.jpg
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3370/att000101.jpg
ChunkyMonkey
10-18-2010, 22:14
Boing!!!!
TriggerHappy
10-18-2010, 22:19
Schawinngggg!
jmg8550
10-18-2010, 22:30
I thought the U.S. scrapped the Raptor program in the military budget cuts? Good to see the ones that are built are getting used.
Irving
10-18-2010, 22:52
Jets are gay. Blimps are where it's at!
xwisex
10-19-2010, 07:57
Jets are gay. Blimps are where it's at!

Here you go Stuart!
http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/funny-pictures-goodyear-blimp-cat-on-your-carpet.jpg
BigBear
10-19-2010, 09:15
OMG, it's a UFO!!! Nope... Just our boys kickin' butt!! I love jets, though I'm particular to whirly birds.
patrick0685
10-19-2010, 10:51
gittity[Beer]
Hoosier
10-19-2010, 11:58
I thought the U.S. scrapped the Raptor program in the military budget cuts? Good to see the ones that are built are getting used.

Here's all the details, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor#End_of_procurement_and_production

The short story is the battle was over to produce an additional 4 to 12 aircraft; DefSec Gates and JCOS members preferred funding up the newer multi-role multi-service F-35. The US has/will produce 187 F-22 Raptors.

H.
ChunkyMonkey
10-19-2010, 14:26
... which is ridiculous - considering that F-35 overrun cost has put F-35 price tag above F-22 fly out price.

The production line is supposed to run until 2012 - hopefully we'll have new POTUS with some brain then.
ghettodub
10-19-2010, 14:30
Here you go Stuart!
http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/funny-pictures-goodyear-blimp-cat-on-your-carpet.jpg

[ROFL2]
steveopia
10-19-2010, 17:28
Sick!! Great video.

I must admit that I don't know my jets all that well. About once a month a couple F somethin' fighter style jets will scream down the runway at Centennial Airport. They're so insanely loud and fast. I don't even think I could come close to accurately imagining taking a ride in one until I actually did it. It's a "someday" goal for me. I imagine it'd be quite the rush. Anybody ever have the opportunity?
SA Friday
10-19-2010, 17:45
... which is ridiculous - considering that F-35 overrun cost has put F-35 price tag above F-22 fly out price.


Think aircraft carrier and fitting in it.

Aircraft Carriers equal global domination in military matters. I'm ok with the bigger bill.
Hoosier
10-19-2010, 18:13
... which is ridiculous - considering that F-35 overrun cost has put F-35 price tag above F-22 fly out price.

The production line is supposed to run until 2012 - hopefully we'll have new POTUS with some brain then.

I can't find facts that support your statement:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor

The reality, of course, is the cost is directly and inversely tied to the number of units produced. Still looks like the F-35, which is a decade newer design, is roughly 2/3rds the cost of the F-22. The F-35 also gains the same benefits the M-16 did, in being used by multiple militaries/branches the production run will larger. It reduces ongoing maintenance cost.

Don't get me wrong, the F-22 is a fine Gen5 air superiority fighter, the best publicly acknowledged in the world. But I think the F-35 will get us a lot better bang for the buck, much like the F-16 has compared the the F-15 (pre (A)F-15E Strike Eagle).

H.