Monday 30 May 2011

F-22 Raptor







General characteristics
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: 43,430 lb (19,700 kg[2][232])
Loaded weight: 64,460 lb (29,300 kg[N 6])
Max takeoff weight: 83,500 lb (38,000 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans
Dry thrust: 23,500 lb[234] (104 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 35,000+ lb[2][234] (156+ kN) each
Fuel capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally,[2][232] or 26,000 lb (11,900 kg) with two external fuel tanks[2][232]

Performance
Maximum speed:
At altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h)[120]
Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h)[120]
Range: >1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks
Combat radius: 410 nmi[231] (471 mi, 759 km)
Ferry range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km)
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (19,812 m)
Wing loading: 77 lb/ft² (375 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 1.08 (1.26 with loaded weight & 50% fuel)
Maximum design g-load: -3.0/+9.0 g[120]. 
 USAF poster overview of key features and armament 

Armament
Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon in starboard wing root, 480 rounds
Air to air loadout:
6× AIM-120 AMRAAM
2× AIM-9 Sidewinder
Air to ground loadout:
2× AIM-120 AMRAAM and
2× AIM-9 Sidewinder for self-protection, and one of the following:
2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or
8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 US gallon drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,268 kg).[235][236]

Avionics
RWR (Radar warning receiver): 250 nmi (463 km) or more[131]
Radar: 125–150 miles (200–240 km) against 1 m2 (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range)[127]
Chemring MJU-39/40 flares for protection against IR missiles.[237].