@ General William J. Fox Airfield, Lancaster, CA
March 2018
Afterburners blazing and trailing a few wisps of vapor, a Raptor from the Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team performs a high speed pullup during the Los Angeles County Airshow. Both 35,000 lb thrust engines incorporate 2D thrust vectoring nozzles with a range of ±20 degrees in the pitch axis. The F-22’s thrust-to-weight ratio in typical combat configuration is close to 1.0 in maximum military power and 1.25 in full afterburner. First flown in 1997, they entered service in 2005 with a total production run of 195 aircraft. Nikon D500 w/Tamron 150-600 mm.
