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The F-22 is highly maneuverable, at both supersonic and subsonic speeds. It is extremely departure-resistant,[154] enabling it to remain controllable at extreme pilot inputs. The Raptor's thrust vectoring nozzles allow the aircraft to turn tightly, and perform extremely high alpha (angle of attack) maneuvers such as the Herbst maneuver (or J-turn), Pugachev's Cobra,[151] and the Kulbit.[151] The F-22 is also capable of maintaining a constant angle of attack of over 60°, yet still having some control of roll.[151][155] During June 2006 exercises in Alaska, F-22 pilots demonstrated that cruise altitude has a significant effect on combat performance, and routinely attributed their altitude advantage as a major factor in achieving an unblemished kill ratio against other U.S. fighters and 4th/4.5th generation fighters.[156]
Members of the Fighter Mafia, including Christie, Sprey, and Spinney,[157] have criticized the shortcomings of the F-22 as compared to their ideal of the F-16 in pilot visibility, available flight hours for pilot training, a focus on Beyond-visual-range missile combat that ignores air combat history, stealth that does not cover important long range search frequencies, and very limited range.[158] During Red Flag 2012, German pilots flying Typhoons demonstrated the weaknesses of the Raptor in close in combat due to its size, weight, disadvantage in IR sensors, and lack of off-boresite weapons.[159][160] The Eurofighters had a maneuverability advantage because they were flying in a stripped down configuration, but the F-22's equipment is built into the airframe for stealth. So the Raptor always carries the additional size and weight.[161] Also the F-22's BVR advantages are currently blunted because of the delay in reprogramming the onboard computers to properly use the longer ranged 'D' version of the AMRAAM.[162] This deficiency will be addressed with a "rudimentary" AIM-120D capability in 2013, to be followed by a more complete integration later.[163]
The F-22 has a unique combination of speed, altitude, agility, sensor fusion and stealth that all work together to increase its effectiveness. Altitude plus advanced active and passive electronic warfare systems allow the F-22 to spot targets for its own weapons at considerable ranges. Altitude plus speed increases the reach of the F-22's own weapons. Altitude naturally increases the range from ground based defenses, which increases the effectiveness of stealth, and when combined with speed reduces the time defensive systems have to react to the F-22's attacks
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The F-22 is highly maneuverable, at both supersonic and subsonic speeds. It is extremely departure-resistant,[154] enabling it to remain controllable at extreme pilot inputs. The Raptor's thrust vectoring nozzles allow the aircraft to turn tightly, and perform extremely high alpha (angle of attack) maneuvers such as the Herbst maneuver (or J-turn), Pugachev's Cobra,[151] and the Kulbit.[151] The F-22 is also capable of maintaining a constant angle of attack of over 60°, yet still having some control of roll.[151][155] During June 2006 exercises in Alaska, F-22 pilots demonstrated that cruise altitude has a significant effect on combat performance, and routinely attributed their altitude advantage as a major factor in achieving an unblemished kill ratio against other U.S. fighters and 4th/4.5th generation fighters.[156]
Members of the Fighter Mafia, including Christie, Sprey, and Spinney,[157] have criticized the shortcomings of the F-22 as compared to their ideal of the F-16 in pilot visibility, available flight hours for pilot training, a focus on Beyond-visual-range missile combat that ignores air combat history, stealth that does not cover important long range search frequencies, and very limited range.[158] During Red Flag 2012, German pilots flying Typhoons demonstrated the weaknesses of the Raptor in close in combat due to its size, weight, disadvantage in IR sensors, and lack of off-boresite weapons.[159][160] The Eurofighters had a maneuverability advantage because they were flying in a stripped down configuration, but the F-22's equipment is built into the airframe for stealth. So the Raptor always carries the additional size and weight.[161] Also the F-22's BVR advantages are currently blunted because of the delay in reprogramming the onboard computers to properly use the longer ranged 'D' version of the AMRAAM.[162] This deficiency will be addressed with a "rudimentary" AIM-120D capability in 2013, to be followed by a more complete integration later.[163]
The F-22 has a unique combination of speed, altitude, agility, sensor fusion and stealth that all work together to increase its effectiveness. Altitude plus advanced active and passive electronic warfare systems allow the F-22 to spot targets for its own weapons at considerable ranges. Altitude plus speed increases the reach of the F-22's own weapons. Altitude naturally increases the range from ground based defenses, which increases the effectiveness of stealth, and when combined with speed reduces the time defensive systems have to react to the F-22's attacks
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