F-22 Raptor Specifications
| Specifications | |
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| Official Nickname | Raptor |
| User | U. S. Air Force |
| Function | Air superiority fighter |
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| Projected Employment | 15,000 in EMD and 27,000 in production |
| Propulsion | two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 engines |
| Thrust | 35,000 lbst |
| Length | 62.08 feet, 18.90 meters |
| Height | 16.67 feet, 5.08 meters |
| Wingspan | 44.5 feet, 13.56 meters |
| Wing Area | 840 square feet |
| Horizontal Tailspan | 29 feet, 8.84 meters |
| Empty Weight | 31,670 lb (14,365 kg) |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight | 60,000 lb (27,000 kg) |
| Maximum External Stores | 5,000 lb (2,270 kg) |
| Ceiling | 60,000 feet The F-22 and other fighters can reach this altitude, but only the F-22 can perform tactical maneuvers at this level, which is about twice the altitude at which other jets can perform tactical maneuvers. |
| Speed | Mach 1.8 (supercruise: Mach 1.5) |
| G Limit | +9 G |
| Crew | one pilot |
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| First flight: | September 7, 1997 |
| Flight Test Aircraft: | Nine |
| Flight Test Program Length | 1997 until 2003 (Approximately 2,700 flights covering roughly 4,800 test hours in EMD) |
| Date Deployed |
deliveries beginning in 2002 |
| Initial Operational Capability | December 2005, |
| Planned Production |
750 aircraft initial program objective 648 aircraft as of 1991 442 aircraft as of 1993 339 aircraft as of 1997, between 1998 and 2013 275 aircraft as of 2003, under $37.3B budget cap 178 aircraft as of December 2004 183 aircraft as of December 2005 381 aircraft for 10 squadrons @ 24/squadron 195 aircraft as of March 2012 total prodcution 187 aircraft as of March 2012 - end of prodcution |
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