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TECHNOLOGY
Flight Test Data Performance Criteria
The F-22 has achieved all 2001 flight-performance criteria and F-22 program criteria established by DoD and the Air Force to include:
- F-22 Aircraft Performance Continues To
Demonstrate Outstanding Combat Capability
- Fatigue Testing Has Completed approximately
20,000 Simulated Flight Hours, Equivalent to 2.5 Aircraft Lifetimes
Developmental testing is essentially complete.
F-22 Raptor Has Accomplished More Flight Testing Than Any Other Fighter Prior to Its Production
The purpose of every flight test program is to determine an aircraft�s final design. Simulation is fine, up to a point, and has been used more effectively on the F-22 than on any prior aircraft, but there are performance parameters that can only be checked and validated through actual flight testing. Testing to date has indicated that the F-22 will require minor necessary design refinements and we have made those changes.
F-22 Capabilities Demonstrated to Date - Testing
Essentially Complete
- Aerial Refueling - KC-10 and KC-135
- External Fuel Tank Carriage
- 1,724 Mile Non-stop Ferry
- AIM-9 and AIM-120 Missile Separation - Subsonic and Supersonic
- In-Flight Gun Firing
- Supercruise
- Stealth
- High Angle-of-Attack Post-Stall Flight with Thrust Vectoring
- Integrated Avionics Data Fusion
- Intraflight Data Link
- AIM-9 and AIM-120 Guided Launches - Subsonic and Supersonic
- Electronic Warfare
- Countermeasures
- Software Stability
- Four-Ship Offensive and Defensive Capability
- JTIDS (Joint Tactical Information Distribution System)
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Key Performance
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Current Estimate |
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Margin |
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| Radar Cross Section (dB) |
X dB |
Favorable |
Favorable |
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| Supercruise |
1.5 Mach |
1.72 Mach |
15% |
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| Acceleration (vs Time) |
54 sec |
53 sec |
2% |
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| Maneuverability (0.9M/30Kft) |
3.7 g |
3.7 g |
0% |
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Combat Radius (NM)
Mission 1 (Sub+Super) |
260+100nm |
310+100nm |
14% |
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| Radar Detection Range |
100% |
105% |
5% |
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| Airlift Support |
8 |
8.4 |
(0.4) |
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Mean Time Between
Maintenance (hrs) |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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I was able to kill all adversaries and accomplish the mission outnumbered 4 to 1. There is no current fielded jet that could accomplish this feat today.
–USAF F-22 Pilot After Operational Test Mission (1 F-22 vs. 4 Legacy Fighters)
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