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unusual facts about F-22 Raptor



71st Fighter Squadron

In the 2007 movie Transformers, the Decepticon Starscream, disguised as an F-22 Raptor, bears the fuselage and tail markings of the Air Combat Command, the 1st Fighter Wing and the 71st; however, as previously noted, the 71st has not switched to the F-22.

Commercial off-the-shelf

Applying the lessons of processor obsolescence learned during the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II planned for processor upgrades during development, and switched to the more widely supported C++ programming language.

Fighter Wing: A Guided Tour of an Air Force Combat Wing

With an overview of the evolution of air power such as aircraft engines, stealth, avionics, sensors, and onboard displays, it also briefly introduces the B-2 Spirit and the F-22 Raptor.

Low Cost Miniature Cruise Missile

The Low Cost Miniature Cruise Missile (LCMCM) is a Lockheed Martin program to develop a small, affordable cruise missile which will fit inside the internal weapons bay of the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.

Overengineering

Second World War German tanks are typical examples of overengineered vehicles, which made them more expensive, fewer in number, more difficult to produce and heavier than their Soviet and Allied counterparts, while F-22 and F-35 fighters may be considered as examples of modern-day overengineering.


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Sustainable Oils

For example, the F-22 Raptor was able to perform a 40,000-foot supercruise and achieve speeds in excess of 1.5 Mach.