Tag: F-22 Raptor

Rare video shows F-22 Raptor shot down by the French Rafale in mock air-to-air combat

As already mentioned earlier on The Aviationist (especially when discussing the famous…

The U.S. Air Force as you know it no longer exists: beginning today, 17 combat units grounded

According to internal documents obtained by Air Force Times, beginning on Apr.…

Air Force releases photo of F-22 stealth fighter with Area 51 base in the background

Tanker rides are among the opportunity provided to media representatives during Red…

“Raptor’s thrust vectoring not essential” Eurofighter pilot says in last chapter of the F-22 vs Typhoon saga

Is Thrust Vectoring really important in air-to-air combat? It depends... A couple…

Is the Chengdu J-20 an F-22/YF-23/Mig-31 hybrid?

When I first saw the leaked images of the Chinese Chengdu J-20…

Wings over Atlanta: the Dobbins Air Reserve Base airshow

In the last few weeks readers of this blog have had the…