Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence.

Role:Stealth Air superiority fighter, multirole fighter
National origin:United States
Manufacturer:
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
First flight:
YF-22: 29 September 1990
F-22: 7 September 1997
Introduced:15 December 2005
Status:In service
Primary user:United States Air Force
Number built:168 as of May 2010 (187 planned)
Program cost:US$65 billion
Unit cost:US$150 million(2009 flyaway cost)
Developed into:X-44 MANTA, FB-22

• 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: 43,430 lb (19,700 kg)
  Loaded weight: 64,460 lb (29,300 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 83,500 lb (38,000 kg)
  Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans
  Dry thrust: 23,500 lb (104 kN) each
  Thrust with afterburner: 35,000+ lb (156+ kN) each
  Fuel capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally, or 26,000 lb (11,900 kg) with two external fuel tanks
• Performance
  Maximum speed:
  At altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h)
  Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h)
  Range: 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks
  Combat radius: 410 nmi (471 mi, 759 km)
  Ferry range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km)
  Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (19,812 m)
  Wing loading: 77 lb/ft² (375 kg/m²)
  Thrust/weight: 1.08 (1.26 with loaded weight & 50% fuel)
  Maximum design g-load: -3.0/+9.0 g
• Armament
  Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan gatling gun in starboard wing root, 480 rounds
  Air to air loadout:
  6× AIM-120 AMRAAM
  2× AIM-9 Sidewinder
  Air to ground loadout:
  2× AIM-120 AMRAAM and
  2× AIM-9 Sidewinder for self-protection, and one of the following:
  2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or
  2× Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs) or
  8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
  Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 US gallon drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,268 kg).
• Avionics
  RWR (Radar warning receiver): 250 nmi (463 km) or more
  Radar: 125-150 miles (200-240 km) against 1 m2 (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range)
  Chemring MJU-39/40 flares for protection against IR missiles.