The top gun
by Jessica Bobula and Amy McCullough
May 20, 2008



WASHINGTON -- Thousands of people braved the pouring rain Sunday at Andrews Air Force Base, in Maryland, hoping to catch a glimpse of the military’s newest jet in action. The F-22 is “integral to the Air Force’s tactical aircraft modernization program,” according to Air Force News.

Air Force Pilot Maj. Paul Moga demonstrated his skills as an F-22 fighter pilot at the Andrews Joint Forces Air Show. The 34-year-old pilot was one of the military’s first to be trained on the $137 million Raptor.

Moga will host a new TV series called “Showdown: Air Combat” for the Discovery Military Channel highlighting various military aircraft. The show is expected to premiere in June, according to the Air Force Web site.

“We basically reconstruct classic dog fights . . . they actually find the old war birds and put them in the air and re-enact and get some unbelievable aerial footage. . . and when we put them on the air, I’m in a chase plane, airborne while this is all going on, yakking away and trying to give folks I guess a kind of play-by-play,” Moga said

Click on the link for the video;

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/washington/news.aspx?id=89833

"$137 million Raptor"

with the current $/euro exchange rates that's a fvcking bargain!

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Interesting, the F-22A cost $137M, about the same price of the Typhoon which now cost £69 million (about $138M)! That makes the F-22A a bargain.

RAF fighter jet lands without wheels
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1916854/RAF-fighter-jet-lands-without-wheels.html

Adrian

Quote: Interesting, the F-22A cost $137M, about the same price of the Typhoon which now cost £69 million (about $138M)! That makes the F-22A a bargain.

I thought it was hovering around <100 billion? Anyway, I know a lot of people cry and complain about not being able to get thier hands on the F-22. However, it is only a matter of time before the F-22s are released for sale as the technology matures. My guess is post-2020. Many of the nations which are using F-15s and F-18E/F might want to replace them with the latter aircraft. And practically all of these Us allys are rich enough to own the F-22.

So that is not too long. Also, it would give more than enough time for the F-35s to secure a great deal of export orders without being undercut by the F-22s.