11 crazy up-close photos of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet soaring through the air
The F-22 is an air dominance, multi-role fighter that was made operational in 2005.
It's nearly 17 feet tall, over 62 feet long, and has a wingspan of nearly 45 feet.
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It's powered by two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines that provide a total of 70,000 pounds of thrust.
Source: Defense Department
The F-22 can travel at speeds greater than Mach 2 and has the ability to supercruise, which the F-35 can't.
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It can also carry a variety of munitions, including radar-guided air-to-air missiles, heat seeking air-to-air missiles, joint direct attack munitions, and more.
The picture above shows the Raptor's main internal weapons bays.
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But the Raptor program was terminated in 2009, with the last one being delivered to the Air Force in 2012. Although there have been rumblings of it being restarted to upgrade the aircraft.
Source: Defense Department
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