F-22+Raptor

"F-22." //F-22 Raptor//. Boeing, Web. 6 Sep. 2010. . "F-22 has demonstrated supercruise at speeds greater than 1.5 Mach – increased battlefield access and control, reduced exposure to ground threats and improved weapons delivery ranges." "F-22 has demonstrated superior maneuverability throughout the flying envelope from sea-level to 50,000 feet - assures the F-22 will maintain a distinct advantage in visual range dogfights ." "The F-22 has been extensively designed, tested and refined aerodynamically during the dem/val and EMD process and has extremely high-maneuver capability." "The sophisticated F-22 aero-design and high thrust-to-weight ratio provided the capability to outmaneuver all current and projected threat aircraft." "To ensure the F-22 provides air dominance for deep-interdiction aircraft, it operates at medium and high altitude at ranges superior to current generation air-dominance aircraft." "The F-22 incorporates Pratt & Whitney's new F119 engine." "Designed for efficient supersonic operation without afterburner use (supercruise) and with increased durability over today's engines, the F119 is a very high thrust-to-weight ratio engine." "Advanced technologies in the F119 include integrated flight-propulsion controls and two-dimensional, thrust-vectoring engine nozzles." "The F-22 engines produce more thrust than any current fighter engine, especially in military (non-afterburner) power." "This characteristic allows the F-22 to efficiently cruise at supersonic airspeeds without using afterburner (supercruise)." "This capability greatly expands the F-22's operating envelope in both speed and range over current fighters that must use afterburner to operate at supersonic speeds." "F-22 testing marks the first time in history a fighter has flown supercruise, sustaining speeds of Mach 1.5 or greater without using afterburner, achieved at a low power setting, and at less than 275 flight hours in the testing process." "Velocity is supported by state-of-the-art 35,000-pound-thrust class Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 engines." "Speed enables a smaller number of aircraft to control a far greater area, and enter and exit hostile areas quickly, reducing the time a pilot spends over enemy territory and reducing the risk to American lives." "Internal weapons have eliminated aerodynamic drag which allows the Raptor to fly faster, further and higher while using less gas than conventional fighters who must carry pods, gas and weapons externally."