Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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This just makes me wonder what the F-22 Raptor looks like. If the F-177 looked that awesome, just imagine what the Raptor must look like. I mean, when has the next iteration of a product not looked better than the previous one?
*coughs*Sony Mylo2, 3G nano*cough
Regardless. *solemnly salutes planes*
F22 Raptor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyKYw_p1Hrc
The raptor looks much less batman then this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-22_Raptor
Here it is. its pretty cool, but more than that, its much more capable than the f117. Amazing machine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-22_Raptor
You might want to Google F-22 its never been a secret what it looks like .... its been public since 1991! and there are over 100 in service.
Wow, I am having one of those weird gadget nerd moments produced by wanting to choose a better looking gadget (F-117) over the better featured but less eye friendly gadget (F-22).
Dude...you don't know what an F22 looks like? I would ask if you live under a rock, but you seem to be on the internet fairly often, reading Engadget and all. I'm thoroughly confused.
What hole have you been living under that you don't know what an F-22 Raptor looks like! You're no nerd!!!!!! For shame....for shame!
Can the f22 do stealth as well as the f117 though? I didn't think it could.
@ Me. Lawl, I looked it up. I'm special. No need to answer my question.
Too bad they don't sell them to civvies, if I were Bill Gates, that would be perfect vehicle to sneak into my toy collection, next to the Porsche 959. Too bad it costs more than an entire fleet of ferraris to service between flights XD. Mig collections now belong on the uncool wall.
They have one at Smithsonian Air and Space at Dulles Airport:
Here is a shot I took:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/girardi/924189970/in/set-72157601048878522/
That's one of the prototypes at the Smithsonian (notice the pitot tube on the nose), the production examples got slightly different wing shape and a tail section.
The reason the F-117A looks like it does is because the computers of the mid to late 70s were not up to the task of simulating the complex shape that would have been needed to scatter radar well, fly well, and look conventional in design; so they chose one of those, scatter radar. The F-117A can only fly because of onboard computer systems constantly correcting its inherent instability; current US military aircraft design doctrine states this is a desirable goal, but I suspect that this is a rationalisation of the facts after they threw enough technology the instability problem with the F-117A design.
Also the US is now into bravely bombing people with no defences and no radar and no airforce, so that makes stealth a little pointless.
Correction: Make that 'the west', silly to just pick on the US, excuse me.
@ Wwhat
Yeah maybe we should level the playing field and make sure everything is fair first. That would make perfect sense. Why would we want to prevent allied casualties with technological advantage? Thats just silly!
@Bryn,
I just completed my doctorate in Aerospace Engineering. The F-117A as well as other modern fighters all have inherent aerodynamic instabilities by design because this allows them to be more maneuverable. This is better than, say, air-to-air combat with a very stable Boeing 777. The aerodynamic instability has very little to do with the multifaceted appearance of the F-117A.