Pictures FA-22Raptor - Page 4

Duck Dog · 07-07-2009, 07:17 AM

The second pic, looking down at the fighter really shows how well that camo pattern works.

mikey23545 · 07-07-2009, 07:28 AM

They're the first military aircraft ever built that is equipped with a 'Black-out - Button'.
What that means is this ...

The best conditioned fighter pilots are capable of maintaining consciousness up to in the vicinity of 15+ G. The Raptor is capable of making 22+ G. turns.

If some day an adversary builds a missile that is capable of catching up to one of these airplanes and a Raptor pilot sees that a strike is imminent, he hits the 'b.o.b.' and the airplane makes a virtual U-turn, leaving the missile to pass right on by.
They know that in the process he'll temporarily lose consciousness, so the Raptor then automatically comes back to straight and level flight until he wakes back up.

FishingRod · 07-07-2009, 08:31 AM

Since we came out with the teen series, F-14,15,16 and F-18 we have swept the opposition from the skies in very unfair fights. I like our guys to be on the winning side of unfair fights. Bring on the Raptor!

07-07-2009, 07:17 AM	#1
Duck Dog Reap the whirlwind Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Olathe Casino cash: $10004900	The second pic, looking down at the fighter really shows how well that camo pattern works.
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07-07-2009, 07:28 AM	#2
mikey23545 MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10015321	They're the first military aircraft ever built that is equipped with a 'Black-out - Button'. What that means is this ... The best conditioned fighter pilots are capable of maintaining consciousness up to in the vicinity of 15+ G. The Raptor is capable of making 22+ G. turns. If some day an adversary builds a missile that is capable of catching up to one of these airplanes and a Raptor pilot sees that a strike is imminent, he hits the 'b.o.b.' and the airplane makes a virtual U-turn, leaving the missile to pass right on by. They know that in the process he'll temporarily lose consciousness, so the Raptor then automatically comes back to straight and level flight until he wakes back up.
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07-07-2009, 08:31 AM	#3
FishingRod Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Casino cash: $10016661	Since we came out with the teen series, F-14,15,16 and F-18 we have swept the opposition from the skies in very unfair fights. I like our guys to be on the winning side of unfair fights. Bring on the Raptor!
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