Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

what is it?

The Lockheed Martin–Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine, jet-powered, all-weather, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft. As a product of the United States Air Force's (USAF) Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter, but also incorporates ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities. The prime contractor, Lockheed Martin, built most of the F-22 airframe and weapons systems and conducted final assembly, while program partner Boeing provided the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and training systems.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 13.6 m wingspan

base stats

• range 2,963 kmwithout refuelling
• size 38 tmax take-off weight
• built 195made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 29 years ago, in 1997.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 2,963 km: 16× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 2.2× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1997-09-07

introduced

2005

status

still flying

number built

195

role

air superiority fighter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100

crew

1

length

18.9 m

wingspan

13.6 m

height

5.1 m

max take-off weight

38 t

top speed

—

range

2,963 km

ceiling

19,812 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.