Test drove a F-22/A Raptor Tonight
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Test drove a F-22/A Raptor Tonight
Was not very impressed with this thing. We were only able to pull a 9.8 G load and the afterburner feel is gone with the new Pratt and Whitney engine. The aircraft banks well and is very easy to bring the nose to bare on targets. The fly by wire took some getting used to and the Infinity sound system thumped some decent base. Hardtop takes to long to remove as well. Popeye had some " Ejection" issues, but what else is new. Here's the low down on this POS.
*The engines (PW-F119-100) are delivered and manufactured by Pratt and Whitney
*The Aft Fuselage, main wing structures, power generation units, fire protection system, and other various parts, mostly found in the main fuselage. Boeing also manages many of the subsystems dealing with fuel, electrical components, and engine operation.
*Lockheed Marietta produces and manages the fins, flaps, ailerons, production of the forward fuselage, and joining the large chunks of the aircraft together.
*Lockheed Ft. Worth manages and oversees the production and assembly of the main fuselage, or the mid area of it. This job is possibly the most difficult of all, because of the aircraft
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Originally Posted by ROGUE3308,May 2 2006, 10:17 PM
The fly by wire took some getting used to and the Infinity sound system thumped some decent base. Hardtop takes to long to remove as well. Popeye had some " Ejection" issues, but what else is new. Here's the low down on this POS.
thought you might have copied and pasted from timmy's '06 S2k review..
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.......as a side note Rogue was unable to a 500 knot flyby the tower after a MiG 29 did an invert 20ft off the hard deck and flipped us the "bird"
Next test drive is the MiG 29 Folcrum
Next test drive is the MiG 29 Folcrum
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Originally Posted by Scott Evil,May 3 2006, 08:38 AM
That thing have a cup holder and dead pedal?