F-22 Raptor (Air superiority fighter) – 187

Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

First flight: 7 September 1997

Introduction: 15 December 2005

Produced: 1996-2011

Number built: 195 (8 test and 187 operational aircraft)

Program cost: $66.7 billion

Unit cost: $150 million (flyaway cost for FY2009)

Crew: 1

Length: 18.92 m

Wingspan: 13.56 m

Height: 5.08 m

Wing area: 78.04 m²

Empty weight: 19,700 kg

Loaded weight: 29,410 kg

Max. takeoff weight: 38,000 kg

Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 pitch thrust vectoring turbofans

Dry thrust: 11,828 kgf (116 kN) each

Thrust with afterburner: 15,907+ kgf (156+ kN) each

Fuel capacity: 8,200 kg internally, or 11,900 kg with two external fuel tanks

Maximum speed:

At altitude – Mach 2.25 (2,410 km/h)

Supercruise – Mach 1.82 (1,960 km/h)

Range: >2,960 km with 2 external fuel tanks

Combat radius: 760 km (with 185 km in supercruise)

Ferry range: 3,220 km

Service ceiling: >20,000 m

Wing loading: 375 kg/m²

Thrust/weight: 1.09 (1.26 with loaded weight & 50% fuel)

Maximum design g-load: −3.0/+9.0 g

Armament

Guns: 1× 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan 6-barrel Gatling cannon in right wing root, 480 rounds

Air to air loadout:

6× AIM-120 AMRAAM;

2× AIM-9 Sidewinder

Air to ground loadout:

2× 450 kg JDAM or 8× 110 kg GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs;

2× AIM-120 AMRAAM;

2× AIM-9 Sidewinder

Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of 2,270 kg

Avionics

AN/APG-77 radar: 200-240 km against 1 m² targets (estimated range)

AN/AAR-56 missile approach warning system (MAWS)

AN/ALR-94 radar warning receiver (RWR): 463 km or more detection range

MJU-39/40 flares for protection against IR missiles

F-22 RAPTOR

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