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F-22 Raptor
The F-22 Raptor is the next generation air superiority
fighter for the USAF. The F-22 is stealthy and has thrust-
vectoring, supercruise engines. The Raptor is designed to
have first look, first shot, first kill capability and
ensures US air dominance into the 21st Century.
Primary function: Fighter, air-dominance
Wingspan: 44 feet, 6 inches
Length: 62 feet, 1 inch
Height: 16 feet, 5 inches
Powerplant: Two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 engines capable of supercruise and thrust vectoring
Speed: Mach 1.8 (supercruise: Mach 1.5)
Armament: Two AIM-9 Sidewinders; six AIM-120C Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); one 20mm Gatling gun; and two, 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM).
Crew: One
Builder: Boeing and Lockheed Martin Corp.
Major Subcontractors (partial list): Northrop Grumman, Texas Instruments, Kidde-Graviner Ltd., Allied-Signal Aerospace, Hughes Radar Systems, Harris, Fairchild Defense, GEC Avionics, Lockheed Sanders, Kaiser Electronics, Digital Equipment Corp., Rosemount Aerospace, Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems, Dowty Decoto, EDO Corp., Lear Astronics Corp., Parker-Hannifin Corp., Simmonds Precision, Sterer Engineering, TRW, XAR, Motorola, Hamilton Standard, Sanders/GE Joint Venture, Menasco Aerospace.
Personnel (approximate): USAF Program Office, 350; Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, 1,000; Boeing, 1,500; Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems; 1,200; Pratt & Whitney, 1,700.
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