Did the F/A-22 Raptor turn the corner in 2003?

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"Tarver Engineering" wrote:

The desire to prevent photographs of the F-22s on the Edwards flight line
has gone so far as to provide each aircraft with it's own little dog house.

It's a damned shame they have to actually *fly* the darned things, and
do TV shows on them, and such.

They must have *shot* that guy who flew the one over the Rose Bowl...

And still, nobody else has ever seen, or heard, of any of them having
wing strakes, like you keep claiming.

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"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Tarver Engineering" wrote:

The desire to prevent photographs of the F-22s on the Edwards flight
line
has gone so far as to provide each aircraft with it's own little dog
house.

It's a damned shame they have to actually *fly* the darned things, and
do TV shows on them, and such.

Certain ones.

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 14:11:56 -0800, "Tarver Engineering"
wrote:


"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Tarver Engineering" wrote:

The desire to prevent photographs of the F-22s on the Edwards flight
line
has gone so far as to provide each aircraft with it's own little dog
house.

It's a damned shame they have to actually *fly* the darned things, and
do TV shows on them, and such.

Certain ones.



I guess those ones with the strakes are top secret huh?

"Tarver Engineering" wrote:
"Chad Irby" wrote:
"Tarver Engineering" wrote:

The desire to prevent photographs of the F-22s on the Edwards
flight line has gone so far as to provide each aircraft with it's
own little dog house.

It's a damned shame they have to actually *fly* the darned things, and
do TV shows on them, and such.

Certain ones.

They had it on a friggin' *football* game. Sheesh, you couldn't get
more public.

Not to mention a dozen or so episodes of various shows on Discovery
Wings (one was on yesterday, with multiple F-22s on screen at a time).

And on the official F-22 Raptor site, Raptors 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12 and 14
all have very clear photos, and none have strakes.

The strakes are in your head, Tarver.

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On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 01:29:13 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:

"Tarver Engineering" wrote:
"Chad Irby" wrote:
"Tarver Engineering" wrote:

The desire to prevent photographs of the F-22s on the Edwards
flight line has gone so far as to provide each aircraft with it's
own little dog house.

It's a damned shame they have to actually *fly* the darned things, and
do TV shows on them, and such.

Certain ones.

They had it on a friggin' *football* game. Sheesh, you couldn't get
more public.

Not to mention a dozen or so episodes of various shows on Discovery
Wings (one was on yesterday, with multiple F-22s on screen at a time).

And on the official F-22 Raptor site, Raptors 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12 and 14
all have very clear photos, and none have strakes.

The strakes are in your head, Tarver.


I'm wondering if maybe he just saw a picture that looked like they had
strakes. I noticed a picture the other day of one taken from the side
and there is a panel towards the rear going up onto the spine a bit
that is has off color paint. It makes it look EXACTLY like one of
those added onto the Hornet.

Scott Ferrin wrote:

I'm wondering if maybe he just saw a picture that looked like they had
strakes. I noticed a picture the other day of one taken from the side
and there is a panel towards the rear going up onto the spine a bit
that is has off color paint. It makes it look EXACTLY like one of
those added onto the Hornet.

On the other hand, he's had what, six months to figure that out?

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On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 03:34:38 GMT, Chad Irby wrote:

Scott Ferrin wrote:

I'm wondering if maybe he just saw a picture that looked like they had
strakes. I noticed a picture the other day of one taken from the side
and there is a panel towards the rear going up onto the spine a bit
that is has off color paint. It makes it look EXACTLY like one of
those added onto the Hornet.

On the other hand, he's had what, six months to figure that out?


You're assuming he'd fess up ;-)