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Airbus' controls go from the stick, to the computer, and the computer controls the control surfaces. This is to prevent overstressing the airframe. In a Boeing controls go from the control column directly to the control surfaces, there is no computer in between. IMHO I'd rather have Boeings flight controls than Airbus'. If I have to pull up real hard to avoid a mid air or something, the Airbus' computer won't allow the airframe to be stressed, but the Boeing's surfaces will move from YOUR control input, not the computers. But thats because Airbus uses a sidestick like a F-16 would, its completly FBW, Boeings are only partial.

Or if you get near a base and your RWR starts going whoop whoop, its a safe bet you should turn tail and go to the other one lol.

He's not done yet by the looks of it lol.

Eagles sure can move! :icon_supe

Stand down with pride Cat's. :icon_cry: http://www.navy.mil/view_gallery.asp?category_id=71 The will be officially removed from service in September.

Yea I did, I could probably sell it on Ebay for 50 bucks lmao.

I printed out the F4AF manual, took me three hours on the company printer in color, the binder is three inches thick LOL.

A Strike Eagle in LOMAC would be a god send. I'd pay for just the model! (don't get any smart ideas about that though ED) lol.

Putting the JSF's engine into a F-16 will probably break the wings off lol.

Found this while surfing online today, first time I've seen the 20mm cannon in use! http://www.youtube.com/?v=41QfNIsXvfI

Yea that site has to many good aircraft to choose from, many a paycheck is wasted there lol. I also have the Tu-22, it's outstanding. They also have a Tu-16, and are working on a Tu-160. This is there latest project in the works, the Raptor! http://alphasim3.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?t=2587

Speaking of FS2004, any of you guys got the Flanker that Alphasim just put out? I got it a week ago and along with the Fulcrum it's PERFECT! Here's the Flankers vid... http://www.bbq-videos.com/alphasim/flankers.zip This is Alphasim's site (if you want military a/c for FS, THAT IS THE PLACE TO GO) http://www.alphasim.co.uk

Something tells me the aircraft that flew over that carrier was lit up like a Christmas tree. Everything from SM-2 Standard's to Sea Sparrows and Phalanx guns. Hell the RWR probably had a heart attack lol.

Alright if you guys get your SMT, I want my F-22 Raptor muhahaha But for real, lets stick with the timeline here folks. I wouldn't mind seeing a US carrier aircraft (I.E. the Hornet) heck it's pretty much already modeled they just gotta make a cockpit for it. ;)

The only reason the Raptor will probably even use its AIM-9's is if it's carrying JDAM's in its bay. And Lefty it's not "if" it goes operational, it already is operational. It'll fly circles around a Su-35 and it won't even see it till the pilot is floating down in his chute. ;)

LMAO There's my laugh for the day...

Raytheon hasn't really said much about the D model, probably because the Air Force doesn't want them to. What we do know is that it will have a two way data link, GPS, 50% more range than the C model, and vastly improved PK. I'm not sure if its either a ramjet or a gel type fuel they've been floating around. The gel type fuel would propel the missile from mach 2.8-3.2 with a continuous throttleup method. It's already in testing, been so since 2003. Going to be operational in 2007.

FYI Konkussion the the 6 F-15 vs 1 F-22 is an old record. The new record is 8 F-15's vs 1 F-22 and that was not long ago, the Raptor came out on top, the Eagles never saw it.

Mid air refueling won't help because standard US warplanning takes those out in the first fight, those would probably be the Raptor's first targets along with AWAC's. Remember you can run for a little while and hook up to a tanker, but the Raptor is still coming with plenty of fuel and while you're hooked up to the hose you're dead meat, as tankers only fly around 300 knots. I wouldn't see any problem from an SA-10 as a Raptor is extremely hard to be tracked on radar and it hasn't been tracked by our next gen Patriots or the new THAAD system. Anyways one JDAM from a supersonic F-22 would take that out with no problem. The only way I could see it being detected by a SA-10 would be if the bay doors were open. But since they aren't pilot controled like the F-117 and B-2 it wouldn't have enough time to lock on. The computers would probably squelch it out. Thats how the F-117 in Serbia was downed. It's bay doors were open.

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The MiG would run out a fuel before it got close enough to fire at a F-22 if it even got a lock. But it won't even get close, as the new AIM-120D's outrange the R-77's.

The only thing the Su27's afterburner is going to help in the event of the running into a Raptor is turning tail and run. ;) Also the Raptor can carry more than 6 AMRAAM's. It can carry external stores making a total of FOURTEEN (14) AMRAAM's in its ferry config. Although this would destroy its RCS you wouldn't wanna tango with anything with that much firepower. The external payloads would probably only be used when the Raptor was going to be carrying JDAM's in a hostile air enviroment. And i'd like to see any other aircraft drop a JDAM going supersonic. ;)

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123013572 Here it is folks. The 27th Fighter Squadron has gone fully operational with twelve F-22A Raptors, they are combat ready. They say if the Air Force goes to war tomorrow, the Raptors go to. Lets hope we don't have to use it, but god help anyone who has to go up against it, because it will show no mercy.

Yea, first it was the F-22, then the F/A-22, now the F-22A

Looks like the Air Force wanted to change the designator on the Raptor yet again. The "A" for the variant of the aircraft. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123013520