Wohooo...everything is back on track..supposed..new semester,new beginning.This semester could be the heaviest ever me.hmm..quite pack.4 continous hours for the first 2 days of the week and 5 continuos hours on Wednesday.But still the luckiest thing is I have a place to stay in.Irony to that, my bicycle got stolen. And i have to work my legs' muscles to endure a 15-minutes journey.Anyway, that's not a problem for me, although i am already retired from all adventurous and adrenaline-triggering activities.During my secondary school days, I played hockey, table tennis for the school teams and trained taekwando every week until i am honoured with a Black Belt, camping-crazy with the scouts until i obtained the King's Scout badge.
So, will that quater-hour walk enervates my energy? Certainly not. And that's a very brilliant idea to help me keep fit, healthy and strong. Simbiosys...
So lets get back to main topic here, the Raptor. F-22 Raptor is built to replaced the F-15 Eagle.A unit of Raptor cost US$ 137.5 million, and it is not for sell to any country, any goverment, any society, or any entity, according to Pentagon
The Raptor is manned by a crew, with lenght of 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m) , wingspan of 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) , standing tall at 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) and 840 ft² (78.04 m²) of wing area.Its empty weight is recorded at 43,430 llb (19,700 kg) while it can loads up to 64,460 lb (29,300 kg). That's mean this aircraft is capable of carrying 21,030 lb ( 9,600 kg) of payloads. The maximum takeoff weight of the Raptor is 83,500 lb (38,000 kg) . Powered by 2x Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans powerplant, with each generates 35,000+ lb (156+ kN). The fuel capacity of an aircraft isn't measured by the mean of cc as in cars. The fual capacity of F-22 Raptor is 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally.Yes..internally. With 2 external fuel tanks, it can stores up to 26,000 lb (11,900 kg) . Now you would like to have a car with external fuel tank eh?
Avionics-wise, the Raptor is equipped with RWR ( Radar Warning Receiver ), sensing capability of 250 nmi (463 km) or more.Additionally,a separate radar could tracks 125-150 miles (200-240 km) against 1 m2 (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range)
The speed of the Raptor is at a staggering Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h) while in supersonic mode and Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h) in supercruise speed. The range of service is reportedly as far as 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks with combat radius of 410 nmi (471 mi, 759 km) and ferry range of 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km)
Synonimously to its name, the Raptor has a service ceiling of 65,000 ft (19,812 m) . Flying high...This aircraft carries 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan gatling gunn in starboard wing root as basic self-defense, capable of firing 480 rounds. To engage in dogfights or eliminates air targets, the Raptor is armed with 6× AIM-120 AMRAAM and 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. For ground missions, it is equipped with 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM and 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles to protect itself from ground anti-air. As optional, it can loads either 2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM ( Joint Direact Attack Munition) or 2× Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs) or 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
Unlike other fighters, the Raptor carries its armaments internally. However, 4 under-wing pylon stations can be fitted externally to its wings to carry 600 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,268 kg)
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