F22 Raptor Demo...

[MicksMom]

at Langley Air Force Base.
F-22 Raptor Airshow Demo at Langley Air Force Base | Military Videos at Defense Talk

Oh, have I mentioned that's the plane our youngest works on? He just transferred to Langley after Christmas.

 

[release the hounds]

The power and maneuverability of those are amazing. The way they can control it even when going backwards at times is astounding. I'm glad they're on our side

I wonder what kind of MPG's it gets

 

[ACooper]

VERY cool!

 

[MicksMom]

Aren't they amazing? When we were out in VEgas last year (where our son was at the time), we actually got to not only touch one, but look in the cockpit. Of ocurse, all "top secret" stuff was either covered or removed. But it was soooo cool!

...I wonder what kind of MPG's it gets

My guess, about 2 seconds per gallon. LOL

 

[release the hounds]

I love planes and flying. Not as up on it as I used to be, I was more of a WWII war bird guy. My gpa was a navigator on a B-17 and bought me a book when I was a kid. I knew every stat in that book on every plane in there.

I was so pumped to sit in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang, I bet there's a small difference between that and the F-22
I'm jealous you got to see, touch and watch one fly.

 

[GlassOnion]

Just another thing that makes you realize how far we've come. The Wright brothers are looking at it and going "yah well I flew for 42 seconds!"

Tis a thing of beauty.

 

[MicksMom]

...I'm jealous you got to see, touch and watch one fly.

We only got to see and touch one. The video is a result of my Google search looking to see if Langley is having an air show this year.

 

[Artfish]

They had the raptors at the EAA Fly-In at Oshkosh a couple years back. SWEET aircraft. Your son is very lucky.