The Lockheed Martin-Boeing F-22 Raptor is a state of the art air superiority fighter built with stealth technology. The first F-22 Raptor was delivered to the USAF in January 2003 and is slowly replacing many of the older versions of the USAF's existing Boeing F15's. F-22 Raptor Specifications: - Crew: Pilot
- Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m)
- Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
- Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
- Empty weight: 31,700 lb (14,379 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 80,000 lb (36,288 kg)
- Engines: Twin 35,000 lb (156 kN) Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans
- Maximum speed: Mach 2 (1,325+ mph, 2,132+ km/h)
- Combat radius: 410 nmi[65] (471 mi, 759 km)
- Service ceiling 65,000 ft (19,812 m)
- Wing loading: 66 lb/ft² (322 kg/m²)
Armament: - Guns: Single 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan gatling gun in starboard wing root
Air to air missile capability: - Six AIM-120 AMRAAM
- Twin AIM-9 Sidewinder
Air to ground missile capability: - Twin AIM-120 AMRAAM and Twin AIM-9 Sidewinder and one of the following:
- Twin 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or Twin Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs) or Eight 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
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