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The F-22 Raptor is a powerful fighter jet. It was built by a company called Lockheed Martin. This amazing plane first flew in 1990. It joined the United States Air Force in 2005.

The F-22 Raptor is very special. It uses "stealth" technology. This means it is very hard for enemy radar to see it. It can carry different types of missiles. It holds six medium-range AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. These missiles are guided by radar. It also carries two short-range AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. These missiles find their targets using heat.

This jet is incredibly fast. Its top speed is 2.4 times the speed of sound! It also has something called "thrust vectoring." This means the plane's engine nozzles can turn. This helps the F-22 turn much faster in the air.

The F-22 is a "fifth-generation" fighter. This means it uses the newest and most advanced technology. It is a very expensive plane to build. The U.S. Air Force has said they might offer this plane to other countries. However, it would be a "watered down" version. This means it would not have all the top secret features.

F22 Raptor info
USAF information poster about the F-22 Raptor

Images for kids

  • ATF SPO Patch

    ATF SPO Patch, 1990

  • F-22 Raptor wytwórnie

    Manufacturers of the F-22

  • Two F-22 Raptor in flying

    Two F-22s during flight testing, the upper one being the first EMD F-22, Raptor 4001

  • Two F-22A Raptor in column flight - (Noise reduced)

    Two F-22As in close trail formation

  • F-22 test fires AIM-9X

    An F-22A of the 411th Flight Test Squadron test-fires an AIM-9X.

  • F-22F119

    F-22 flying with its Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 engines on full afterburner during testing

  • F-22 put out Flare

    An F-22 releases a flare during a training flight

  • F-22-raptor-16

    Cockpit of the F-22, showing instruments, head-up display and throttle top (lower left)

  • F-22 GBU39B AIM-120 m02006120800117

    One AIM-120 AMRAAM (right) and four GBU-39 SDB (left) fitted in the main weapons bay of an F-22

  • F-22 AIM-120

    F-22 with external weapons pylons

  • F 22 raptor bomb bay display 2014 Reno Air Races photo D Ramey Logan

    For stealth, the F-22 carries weapons in internal bays. The doors for the center and side bays are open; the six LAU-142/A AMRAAM Vertical Eject Launchers (AVEL) are visible.

  • Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor (09-4191) arrives at the 2016 RIAT Fairford 7Jul2016 arp

    Front fuselage detail of an F-22

  • Usaf.kc135.750pix

    An F-22 refuels from a KC-135 during testing; the attachment on the back top is for a spin recovery chute

  • Aircraft Combat Archer (2565196807)

    An F-22 fires an AIM-120 AMRAAM

  • Raptor and TU-95

    An F-22 from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, intercepting a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bomber near American airspace

  • F-15 and F-22

    2005: An F-22 of the 43d Fighter Squadron flies alongside an F-15 of the 27th Fighter Squadron.

  • F-22-Refuel-3

    An F-22 refueling prior to combat operations in Syria, September 2014

  • F-22 4018

    F-22 from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, cruising over the Florida Panhandle

  • Holloman AFB F-22

    An F-22 landing at Holloman AFB, New Mexico

  • Raptor-ElmendorfAFB-2009

    An F-22, based at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, over mountain terrain

  • F-22 Raptor - 070212-F-2034C-110

    F-22 with drop tanks in transit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from Langley AFB, Virginia

  • F-22 3 view USAF

    F-22 Raptor 3-view drawings

  • F-22 underside

    F-22's underside with main bay doors open

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