While there are missiles that can take out the enemy from well beyond visual
range it's my understanding that they are rarely if ever used at that
range. The mark 1 mod 0 eyeball is the primary threat identifier.
"Tina" wrote in message
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This amounts to a sales piece for a remarkable airplane - it's 4
minutes long, but it's worth watching to the end.


http://www.f22-raptor.com/media/vide...ow_Langley.wmv


If you wach closely in full screen mode, you can see the differential
flipper action: there is some busy computer helping the pilot.

It's an impressive airplane, but it makes one wonder if there's a
likely mission that would require an airplane with this agility. Are
close encounters with the bad guys likely, or do missiles do the deed
from long range?