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Saw a really cool picture of an F-22 breaking the sound barrier. I know we have a pilot on the forum who flies f-18's. That's really cool! Do we have

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Old 07-01-2009, 04:59 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Saw a really cool picture of an F-22 breaking the sound barrier.



I know we have a pilot on the forum who flies f-18's. That's really cool! Do we have any F-22 pilots here?

What does it feel like when you break the sound barrier?
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Old 07-01-2009, 05:46 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Thats an Awesome pic! Thanks for sharing.
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Saw a really cool picture of an F-22 breaking the sound barrier.


I know we have a pilot on the forum who flies f-18's. That's really cool! Do we have any F-22 pilots here?

What does it feel like when you break the sound barrier?
Hey there guys!

Remember when I said I was in Alaska for the last month doing an 'exercise'? Well these Raptors were part of it. It was called Northern Edge and is (I think) the largest exercise US forces conduct from the perspective of air combat. Also, the USS Stennis was out there (I have landed on that boat several times... GREAT Philly Cheesteaks!)

As far as breaking the sound barrier: You would think it would be awesome and cool and (as a pilot) you would hear the boom, etc. Fact is, you don't hear a damned thing. You have to be really light on the controls as you pass through the Mach number, though, because there is transonic pitch-up (which means that if you move the stick around too much when you are breaking the barrier, you could overstress the wings, etc)

So, in short, (too late): your mach airspeed just ends up being a number in the HUD that you are watching as it increases... nothing cosmic that you hear or see. But it IS cool to know that you have been traveling faster than 99.9% of all people, ever.

BTW, those Raptors are pretty damned cool. It is really a shame the funding is getting cut. I am on the block for the JSF (F-35) transition in the next several years. Now THAT will be cool!

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F-22's are the s**t... Was there an F-22 Decepticon in T2??
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Hey now, T2 will always be Terminator 2, not Transformers 2
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I am on the block for the JSF (F-35) transition in the next several years. Now THAT will be cool!
Aren't those like totally different planes? F-22 is an air superiority fighter, F-35 JSF is a fighter / bomber? I'd expect the best performance out of the F-22...or am I just wrong?

That STOVL version looks incredible, though!
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That is a cool pic, I see the Raptors flying sometimes. Theyre waaaay more annoying than the Hornets if thats even possible. I did Northern Edge back in 03 and froze my *** off in Valdez for a month.
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Annoying? I love the sound of freedom!
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Annoying? I love the sound of freedom!
Ha, Theyre cool the first few times you hear them. But I live in the flight path for NAS Oceana and it got old a long time ago. The only thing keeping me where Im at is the fact Im 2 blocks from the beach!
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Aren't those like totally different planes? F-22 is an air superiority fighter, F-35 JSF is a fighter / bomber? I'd expect the best performance out of the F-22...or am I just wrong?

That STOVL version looks incredible, though!
You're right, they are different planes, and yes, they will have different roles. However, they are both 5th generation fighter aircraft with hella great capabilities. Each one carries a ton of missiles (or bombs, or combination). Imagine also, how awesome it is in the F-35 that you can look down at your feet or behind your seat and you see the ground! Yes, you see THROUGH the aircraft because of multiple sensors and cameras throughout the airframe! I am going to get that for my Z. Should fix the blind spots!


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F-22:


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What it brings to the fight:



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pilot doesn't hear the boom because he is traveling faster than speed of sound..so never gets to him.
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