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10 July 2008, 01:17 PM
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10 July 2008, 01:21 PM
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Practice my boy, practise. It'll be going on all this weekend as well.
Another fast jet just doing it now, but I can't make it out. Any idea what it is Stef?
Another fast jet just doing it now, but I can't make it out. Any idea what it is Stef?
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10 July 2008, 02:07 PM
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That narrows it down, F15, F18 or Mig 
Used to have a supplier (AVX) whos office was under the flight path, always tried (and failed) to get a visit at RIAT time.
Used to have a supplier (AVX) whos office was under the flight path, always tried (and failed) to get a visit at RIAT time.
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10 July 2008, 02:23 PM
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10 July 2008, 04:45 PM
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F22 Raptor doesn't hover, it's probably the F-35 Lightning II - JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) which looks similar to the raptor and does have VTOL capability.
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Thinking about it, when you say vertical hover, I'm guessing you mean that tail is pointing towards the ground and nose to the sky. I'm looking at this list of the flying displays and the 22 is listed on there, so you're right it is a 22, and it's probably doing it's fancy thrust vectoring thing that allows the vertical hover. If it was doing a horizontal hover then it'd be a 35, but I don't see the 35 listed on the flyers list.
Have to say I do rather like the Raptor, got a few pictures of it at the toronto airshow last year.
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Thinking about it, when you say vertical hover, I'm guessing you mean that tail is pointing towards the ground and nose to the sky. I'm looking at this list of the flying displays and the 22 is listed on there, so you're right it is a 22, and it's probably doing it's fancy thrust vectoring thing that allows the vertical hover. If it was doing a horizontal hover then it'd be a 35, but I don't see the 35 listed on the flyers list.
Have to say I do rather like the Raptor, got a few pictures of it at the toronto airshow last year.
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10 July 2008, 06:46 PM
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Markus, You're right, the F22 can't hover. What it can do however is sit on its tail, and HOVER!! 
I've just seen it with my own eyes ( and an F18 and the Typhoon ) and couldn't believe it. What a machine, what a noise.
I've just seen it with my own eyes ( and an F18 and the Typhoon ) and couldn't believe it. What a machine, what a noise.
10 July 2008, 06:50 PM
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I'm guessing it's a "come and have a go if you think you're hard enough" type move, as if anyone does, it'll flip back down and kick the attackers ****.
11 July 2008, 11:49 AM
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Ignore me, I'm just jealous and fed up, all I can see out of my window is rain, rain and more rain and the very real possibility of a bit of flooding later. Great! 
11 July 2008, 12:26 PM
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Red Arrows have just done their practise as well. Still very impressive to watch.
Apparently the Raptor is only flying on Monday and then it's off Fairford so it won't be around on the Public days
Still got the Vulcan though
Apparently the Raptor is only flying on Monday and then it's off Fairford so it won't be around on the Public days
Still got the Vulcan though
11 July 2008, 12:31 PM
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