Hình đẹp kỹ thuật hải lực và không lực trên thế giới - Phần 1

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lt. Col. Paul Smith holds the X-35A Joint Strike Fighter steady in behind a 418th Flight Test Squadron KC-135 tanker during the X-35A''s first refueling mission.

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- A weapons load team from the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit loads 20mm rounds on an F-22A Raptor during a Phase 1 operational readiness exercise here Jan. 31. Weapons loaders are practicing load configurations to assess the time it takes to fully load the aircraft. The Phase 1 ORE is an evaluation of the base''s ability to prepare and deploy personnel, equipment and support assets to a combat environment.

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) - (Left to right) Staff Sgt. Jason Larkins, and Senior Airmen Michael Gergets and Aaron Scott secure an AIM-9 missile to an F-15 Eagle during the load crew of the year event here in January. The event was part of the 1st Fighter Wing annual load competition and was the first one to include the F-22A Raptor. The 71st Fighter Squadron won the event. The Airmen are assigned to the 71st''s aircraft maintenance unit.

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- An F-22A Raptor sits on the flightline during a Phase 1 exercise here Jan. 31. The operational readiness evaluation evaluates the 1st Fighter Wing''s ability to prepare and deploy personnel, equipment and support assets to a combat environment.

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- An F/A-22 Raptor soars over the grounds here June 1. This flight was flown by Lt. Col. Dawn Dunlop, an F/A-22 test pilot and 1988 academy graduate, in support of the Class of 2004''s graduation parade. Colonel Dunlop and the Raptor are from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A modified KC-135 Stratotanker sprays water on an F/A-22 during an airborne ice test here. The Raptor was the first aircraft to use the ''rain and ice tanker'' for testing.

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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Air Force''s new air superiority fighter, the F/A-22 Raptor, flew in excess of 60 degrees angle of attack during flight testing here, reaching another milestone and satisfying another flight-test requirement mandated by the Department of Defense.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The F/A-22 Raptor shows its claws during a side weapons bay test here. The F/A-22 is designed to carry two AIM-9M or Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air-to-air missiles in its side weapons bays.
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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Raptor 01-018, flown by Lt. Col. Jeffrey Harrigian, 43rd Fighter Squadron commander, is the first of 48 new F/A-22 Raptors to be assigned to Tyndall AFB''s 325th Fighter Wing. The F/A-22 combines stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and many other features enabling a first look, first shot, first kill capability that will provide continued air dominance for generations to come.
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