F-22 Raptor
        Brief: High-technology follow-on for the F-15. An all-weather
 tighter that combines a highly maneuverable airframe at both sub-
 and supersonic speeds with stealth technologies and highly integrated
 avionics to help it penetrate enemy airspace and achieve air
 superiority in aerial combat.
 Function:      Tactical tighter.
 Operator:      ADD.
        First Flight: Sept. 7, 1997.
 Delivery:      2004 (anticipated).
        IOC: December 2005.
        Production: 339 (planned).
 Inventory:     one test aircraft.
        Ceiling: above 50,000 ft.
 Unit Location: TED
        Contractor: Lockheed Martin, with Boeing and Pratt & Whitney
 as key members of the development team.
        Power Plant: two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofans; each
 in 35,000 lb thrust class.
        Accommodation: pilot only, on zero/zero e)ection seat.
        Dimensions: span 44 ft 6 in, length 62 ft 1 in,
 height 16 ft 7 in.
        Weight: empty 40,000-lb class, gross approx 60,000 lb.
        Performance (design target): max level speed at S/L 900+ mph,
 range more than 2,000 miles.
        Armament: (prolected) one internal M61A2 20 mm gun, AIM-9
 Sidewinders stored internally in the sides of the fuselage, and/or
 AIM-120 AMRAAMs in the main weapons bay; for ground attack, two
 1,000-lb JDAMs will replace two AMRAAMs internally.
 COMMENTARY
        This ultrasophisticated multimission air superiority fighter
 aircraft is designed to penetrate high-threat enemy airspace and
 achieve air superiority with a first-look, first-kill capability
 against multiple targets. It will cruise at supersonic speed without
 using its afterburners ("supercruise~). Its fully integrated avionics
 and weapon systems will permit simultaneous engagement of multiple
 targets. Extreme maneuverability is achieved through the combination
 of the avionics system, structural strength, and thrust vectoring
 nozzles. A Hughes Common Integrated Processor (CIP) will tie together
 various avionics functions.
        Two YF-22 prototypes were built for competitiva evaluation
 with Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 prototypes. First flight was
 Sept. 29,1990. YF-22 selected as winner in April 1991
        F-22A. Production-configured version entered EMO phase in
 August 1991. USAF is receiving nine singleseat F-22As, three without
 avionics to explore flight characteristics, flutter, loads, propul-
 sion, and envelope expansion, and six as avionics test beds. It will
 also receive one static test and one fatigue test airframe.
        Provision for ground-attack capability has been included since
 1993. Further mission capabilities that may be explored in the future
 include strategic attack/interdiction, reconnaissance and surveill-
 ance, and lethal and nonlethal SEAD missions.
 AIR FORCE Magazine 1 May 1998
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