Posted 06.29.2009 at 12:45 pm
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F-22 Sonic Boom
US Navy
I guess Michael Bay was on to something. It may go down as the first $200-million stealth fighter to have its starring roles in action movies outnumber its usages in actual combat before the program bites the dust, but it can certainly throw a pretty sonic boom.
This photo was taken by the Navy last week during a training exercise in the Gulf of Alaska. [Navy photo via Ares]
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It seems that nature is voting for a delta wing with cunard wind as the most natural shape for passage through the atmosphere. I believe that this configuration was first tried 50 years ago. I wonder what happened to it?
Nice photo. I am sure the sonic boom is great way to piss off enemies trying to lock onto the F-22's ( bird size ) radar signature
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yeah im sure. Why exactly is it not being used right now?
Used against what? We're not fighting anyone in the air these days.
its sorry to say that the f22 in the main pic has not created sonic boom just yet but is sitting right at the perfect speed to sit in a presure wave that happens right before the sonic boom i know this because i get to see this darn near every day but not with the same jet i see this all the time with f18 and when it does that no sound ever occurs other than the roar of the jet and i have asked piolet that i they said no thats not breaking the sound bearrier
and y would does the bottem of the pic have f22 sonic boom us navy the USN does not have any f22 were getting the f35 2012
@ gjensen7117
Thats a photo credit. It doesn't imply that the USN has F-22s, it simply lets you know that this photo was taken by a US Navy photographer.
Exactly the same as Time, Reuters, BBC, AP, etc.
Ahm... COOOL! i wonder what it sounds like to the pilot?
Where is the VIDEO with sound?????? Static pictues of something cool is lame.....
I know...
thats pretty cool, personally i dont like f-22's its something about the way that they look that dis pleases me
waaahh Good Bye F-22s, We'll Miss You :((
this is probably one of the best planes ever made.
http://airsoc.com/articles/view/id/4fac5770c6f8facd4e00003e/good-bye-f-22s-we-ll-miss-you?ev=10&evp=tl