On 23 May 2004 04:49:00 GMT, (Denyav) wrote:

That's the joy of F-22 (and -23)--the interceptor dies long before
he/she ever gets within a range that would allow their radar to detect
the small RCS. You simply cruise along, passively detecting the enemy
and plinking them at your leisure. No sweating, grunting, groaning,

Is F22 (jurassicfighter) is a Bomber?

I think we've explained to you in the past the malapropism you employ
regarding the name. A "Raptor" is a bird of prey such as an eagle,
hawk, tercel, condor. You misidentify with the velociraptor, a small
jurassic period dinosaur made famous in the Jurassic Park series of
mediocre movies.

But, I digress.

Yes, the current development format is for F/A-22 to have an
air-ground capability. The joy of stealth, you wake up dead never
knowing that there was an attack on the way. You don't die all tensed
up.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8