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Watch an F-22 take on 5 F-15s — and dominate them
The F-22 Raptor is an expensive plane. While some critics pegged its cost at over $300 million a plane, the actual fly-away cost could go down to $116 million per Raptor, according to a 2006 Air Force release. (www.businessinsider.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
So why an F-35? I always thought the F-22 was a better platform.
I suppose it's because of the variants including the vertical takeoff and landing version that the Marine Corps is getting, possible to replace the Harrier. But then again, the F-111 (McNamara's folly) was suppose to meet the needs of all the services but it didn't. Incidentally, McNamara's middle name was "Strange" which may account for the folly.
Thanks for the link. F-22 is quite impressive. Too bad the politicians are so short sighted.
Link to just the video, since it's below the paywall fold: https://youtu.be/YmQ9sFAgzAc
Weird.. no pay wall for me, but went straight in... Here is the link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmQ9sFAgzAc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmQ9sFAgzAc