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These are great in-flight photos of the F/A-22 as the first aircraft delivery was being made to Langley AFB in Virginia. Langley is to be first operational AFB for the F/A-22.  It is a very beautiful AFB, located in a picturesque location, as you can see in these photos, near Norfolk and Hampton, Virginia.
 
The aircraft flying along with the F/A-22 in the last of these photos is the F-15, which will be replaced by the F/A-22 which is several times better than the F-15.
 
In actual in-flight (simulated) combat operations against the F-15, two F/A-22's were able to operate without detection while it went head to head against eight F-15's. The F/A-22's scored missile hits (kills) against all the F-15 aircraft , and the F/A-22's were never detected by either the F-15's or ground-based radar.
 
Maj. Gen. Rick Lewis said: "The Raptor operated against all adversaries with virtual impunity. Ground-based systems couldn't engage and NO adversary aircraft survived."
 
F/A-22-- America's most advanced fighter aircraft for the 21st century.
 
Enjoy the photos.
 


 
 
     

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