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F-22

F-22

The F-22 is a stealth fighter aircraft who's versatility allows it to perform a wide variety of roles, including air-superiority, ground attack, electronics warfare, and signals intelligence. It is the world's only operational 5th-generation aircraft, and is vastly superior to any other fighter plane in existence. It is also one of very few fighter planes that can break mach 1 without afterburners.The F-22 is currently only in service in the United States, due to a Congressional ban on it's export.

Features

sustained high speed and altitude
stealth
thrust vectoring

Specs

* 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: 31,670 lb (14,366 kg)
* Loaded weight: 55,352 lb (25,107 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 80,000 lb (36,288 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch vectoring
turbofans, 35,000 lb class (155.74 kN) each

Performance

max speed: ~ Mach 2.42
cruise speed: > Mach 1.72
range: 2000 mi
service ceiling: 65,000 ft
rate of climb: classified
wing loading: 66 lb/ft^2
thurst/weight: 1.26

Armament

* Guns: 1× M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm Gatling gun in starboard
wing root with 480 rounds
* Air to air loadout:
o 6× AIM-120 AMRAAM
o 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder
* Air to ground loadout:
o 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM and
o 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder and one of the following:
+ 2× 1,000 lb JDAM or
+ 2× Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs) or
+ 8× 250 lb GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs

Note: It is estimated that internal bays can carry about 2,000 lb (907 kg) worth of bombs, and/or missiles. Four external hardpoints can be fitted to carry weapons or fuel tanks, each with a capacity of about 5,000 lb (2268 kg), while compromising, to a certain extent, the aircraft's stealth. Some armament is still largely classified. Aircraft in this size class since the F-105 have historically met a requirement of carrying maximum external payloads in the range of 14,000-15,000 lb with combat loads typically closer to 4,000-8,000 lb.