Do you like jets?

A friend of mine sent these to me, thought I'd share. The plane is an FA-22 Raptor.

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

Boing!!!!

Schawinngggg!

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.

Jets are gay. Blimps are where it's at!

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Originally Posted by Stuart

Jets are gay. Blimps are where it's at!

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Here you go Stuart!
http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/wp-conte...our-carpet.jpg

OMG, it's a UFO!!! Nope... Just our boys kickin' butt!! I love jets, though I'm particular to whirly birds.

gittity[Beer]

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Originally Posted by jmg8550

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.

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Here's all the details, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockhee...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.

... 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.