shortliner Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7510364.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Amazing. Difficult to ascertain what was happening in some of the close-ups but I assume at one point the 'plane was vertical but descending slowly? Who was the pilot, I wonder? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted May 6, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6, 2011 Looks like a good tool - I wonder if this plane will prove to be the swansong of manned strike aircraft? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 You're probably right, Phil. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Amazing. Difficult to ascertain what was happening in some of the close-ups but I assume at one point the 'plane was vertical but descending slowly? Who was the pilot, I wonder? Best, Pete. Hi, Pete, the pilot was almost certainly Major Dave 'Zeke' Skalicky, who is the current F/A-22A 'Raptor' solo display pilot. What I think you saw was the aircraft climbing, then stalling and falling backwards because of the force of friction on the aircraft, it can't keep acclerating, so it's stalls. The only aircraft that can't stall (I believe) is the F-16 'Fighting Falcon' I was at RIAT 2010 and saw, plus filmed, the display by him, which was magnificant! Looks like a good tool - I wonder if this plane will prove to be the swansong of manned strike aircraft? The short answer is no, Russia already has the 360o Thrust-vectoring Su-35, which is much more agile than the F-22, and it is developing the Pak-50, which is a stealth version of the Su-35. China is developing a J-50 Stealth fighter and Lockheed Martin is now in the final stages of flight tests for the F-35A/B/C European countries are still developing the 4th Generation Jet fighters, but I think that it won't be long before Europe starts to develop a / several 5th Generation Fighters We still have along way to go before we see the swansong of the manned strike aircraft I think Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBird Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Typhoon over Skye and Rum yesterday. Just as impressive a disply, but considerably shorter! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Thanks, Simon - I'd completely forgotten about the F35...........OK that'll be the last one........ Best, Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 The only aircraft that can't stall (I believe) is the F-16 'Fighting Falcon' Actually all aircraft, including the F16, will stall at some point. Stall characteristics may differ between aircraft and maybe outside the cleared flight envelope, but they all have a "stall" point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Actually all aircraft, including the F16, will stall at some point. Stall characteristics may differ between aircraft and maybe outside the cleared flight envelope, but they all have a "stall" point. Hi, Oh right fair enough! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 It's a shame it doesn't work quite so well higher up..... http://www.geekosystem.com/f22-raptor-oxygen/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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