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F-22-Rapter

Type:Stealth fighter
Manufacturer:Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Maiden flight:1990-11-29, YF-22
Introduced:2005-12-15, F-22A
Primary user:United States Air Force
Unit cost:US$338 million in 2005

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Crew: 1
Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m)
Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
Wing area: 840 ft² (78.04 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 64A?05.92 root, NACA 64A?04.29 tip
Empty weight: 40,000 lb (18 000 kg)
Loaded weight: 60,000 lb (27 216 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 80,000 lb (36 288 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofans, >35,000 lb (155.74 kN) each

PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: >Mach 2.42, 1,600 mph (2570 km/h) at high altitude
Cruise speed: >Mach 1.72, 1,140 mph (1830 km/h) at high altitude
Range: ferry 2,000 mi (3200 km)
Service ceiling: >50,000 ft USAF, 60,000 ft Boeing (>15 000 m, 18 000 m)
Rate of climb: ft/min[4] (m/s)
Wing loading: 96 lb/ft² (470 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 1.3~1.41
Maximum g-load: 9.5 g

ARMAMENT
Guns: 1× M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm Gatling gun with 480 rounds
Missiles:
6× AIM-120 AMRAAM
2× AIM-9 Sidewinder
Bombs:
2× 1,000 lb JDAM or
2× Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs) or
8× 250 lb GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs

F-22 RAPTOR
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