One warbird that may never be a warbird... F-22
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:30 am
by flyingheritage
http://www.militarytimes.com/multimedia ... 714_rc_f22
With pulls and turns like that it cant be exported or shot at!
No wonder the USAF wants it silver bullet built more...
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:38 am
by Holedigger
Nice video clip, good explanations of what it is doing and why. Quite maneuverable for those "knife fights in a phone-booth" scenarios! 70,000 pounds of thrust...WOW....I was waiting for it to stop in mid air and back up! Air Brakes you know!!!
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:12 pm
by muddyboots
I was driving out to CHina lake and caught one of these guys doing basically this at the same altitude., My friends in the truck with me acted like I was insane when I started yelling and pointing at it. They thought that this stuff was normal. Too many tv shows.