Apologies I made an error when I said that the thrust vectoring could move laterally. It’s just up and down. Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed the video and make sure you subscribe as many more are coming. I'm working on the YF-23 video at the moment!
just wanna say you said the aim-9 has been in use for years, but this implies it's the same, but it's changed and been improved a lot from the older models
I forgot to tell you Paul, one of the jobs I always disliked was climbing into the exhaust after flight to inspect it. If you got to it quickly then the exhaust didn't have much time to heat soak, but if you delayed few minutes.. HOTTER than Hell is an understatement, especially in the summer in New Mexico.
Lol I'm quite the opposite, I used to love arriving our 747s and climbing in the back of a Rolls Royce RB211 engine on a cold wet Sydney morning with the sun just starting to poke its head up over Botany Bay and warming my gloves/hands on the hot exhaust cone, and the heat radiating off the LP turbine warming my face....ahh the good old days! 🙂🇦🇺
@@johno9507 I used to do that in the winter by putting my gloved hands into the exhaust stream during launch or engine runs. Nothing better than a 100 million dollar hand warmer!
I fly F15s and it always amazes me that after landing, on the post flight walk-around, you can still feel the heat radiating off the engines, yet you can put your bare hand right on the end of the titanium nozzle and it doesn't burn! Do not attempt, your experience may differ. This is just a telling of MY experience, not a recommendation!
The aircraft on display (S/N 91-4003) was one of nine F-22s built for Engineering, Manufacture and Development (EMD) testing, and it rolled off the assembly line on May 22, 1999. Assigned to the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the aircraft made its first flight on March 6, 2000. After completing its phase in the test program, this aircraft came to the museum in January 2007...
I'm a former crew chief turned engine backshop and have worked on these Jets for some time. I can say that those engines look so much more different after the improvement and final development phase and mass produced. I love these Jets and I still think they rule the skies.
@@Ubi-oor it could be that aviation channels attract people who have worked with planes 😂 You make a great argument though for someone with your very telling IQ 😂
I was just there last Sunday, and I was blown away at how many pieces they had, and all the volunteers that were so eager to tell us little stories about a lot of the aircraft. It's only a couple of hours from where I live and we plan on going back very soon! My son has been talking about aircraft nonstop since the top gun movie came out, but he discovered a video on the xb70 and that was the nearest thing on earth to him. He didn't know it was in the last building and was getting bummed out that he didn't get to see it, then when he walked through the door his jaw dropped! I was impressed as well lol. I've been showing him your videos this week and he is a huge fan! Thank you for showing us in detail everything on all these planes. I'm glad he's watching something like this rather than the silly stuff he use to watch.
I can remember the first time I saw the XB-70 in person at the museum when I was a kid. No video can do the aircraft justice on just how awe inspiring it is in person so I know just how your son felt seeing it!
Matthew. Did they tell you about the Cockpit 360 app? Free for Apple and Android, and allows you to see 360 degree views inside many of the museum aircraft, including the XB-70, B-36, and more! Also, www.nationalmuseum.af.mil has virtual tour and upcoming special events! I volunteer once a month!
And here i thought a must-have visit for when i'll come to the US the first time had to be the Smithsonian Air and Space! Gotta make my way to Ohio now, somehow haha
USAF F-22A Block 2 91-4003 Airframe was overstressed during tests with two external tanks. G-load limiter was exceeded when control was lost after the aircraft passed through the wake of an F-16. Maximum was to be 7.3 Gs but actually climbed to 11.7 Gs. Flight control software was found to be the problem. The aircraft landed safely but never flew again. Repairs were estimated to cost $3.6 million so the aircraft was written off and relegated to duty as a GIA.
I love how you actually explain little details that other walkaround channels would've just skipped over. Get to learn things that couldn't just be found skimming through the aircraft's Wikipedia article
F-22 Raptor is the most beautiful badass fighter jet I have ever seen. The fact that it has thrust vectoring and true stealth is already an engineering marvel that no other fighter jet in the world can even compare. As advanced as the F-35 may be, it still doesn't even come close to defeating this fighter jet.
Both F-22 & F-35 pilots say the F-35s defeat F-22s as the norm in Large Force Exercises, due to the F-35 sensors. The AESA, IR sensors, and data link are superior in F-35s, as is the Man Machine Interface.
you know when they let civilians this close to give this much details of the aircraft that they are way beyond this technologically with their new aircrafts. 😍 proud to be an American! can't wait to see the next thing they allow us to see lol
The YF-22 at Edwards AFB Flight Test Museum is the GE-engine plane, PAV 1. It was on display for well over a decade at the National Museum of USAF in Dayton until the EMD plane (the F-22 on display in Dayton) became available. The National USAF Museum prefers to display combat-used and production-representative planes if possible. Those two airframes are the only F-22s on display anywhere. The contract-winning YF-22, the PAV 2 which flew with the Pratt&Whitney YF119 prototype engines, is at Rome Laboratory at Rome, NY. That plane was grounded after a flight accident. It survived the accident but was considered too damaged to be economically repaired to resume flighting (which they gathered 90-some percent of the data they needed anyway). PAV = prototype air vehicle. They used the PAV designation for all YF-22 and YF-23 airframes.
Blessed to live 3 hours from here. This was a one of a kind tour of a still very classified jet! We almost never see the Raptor let alone up close like this. Great stuff
I drive 1.5 hours once a month to volunteer at the museum. Former Navy jet mech, and was qualified on 80 types of aircraft when I got out. Each month we have an "Open Aircraft Day", and this Saturday, the F86 Sabre and Mig 15 Ibis will be open to look inside. Go to nationalmuseum.af.mil to see upcoming events!
My dad worked for Boeing and was a part of the team that build the wings and aft section of the F22. It is so cool to see the tech on this aircraft. I and many others were sad to see the production of it end. Very cool video. 👍👍
Incredible. I just read in the comments that this airplane has been around for 25 years. That is amazing. This looks like it could be a latest design. I'm falling behind.
Many other 5th gen aircrafts have rolled out of hangars after the f-22 but it's still on the cutting edge of stealth, aeronautics and defense technology
When I went to visit this museum last year I wasn't aware this was the only Raptor on display in the world, quite a beautiful aircraft and a marvel of engineering!
I remember watching the competition between this and the YF-23 in the early nineties. Crazy how a 5th generation fighter got its beginnings in the 80s.
hard to believe that this pinnacle of a brute strength and stealth fighter came out more than two decades ago. it's still looks very futuristic and reign supreme even with today's standard and with all those more recent shenanigans next gen jet concepts, just insane.
More than almost anyone knows. Look at the stated top speed. "1500 MPH," yet it is able to do 1200 MPH without any afterburner at all. Even a mediocre afterburner will increase thrust 2x. So you think more than double thrust only nets an additional 300 MPH? The F-22 is drastically faster and more capable than the publicly-stated figures suggest.
@@drunkenmessiah I believe it still needs afterburners to break the sound barrier and get to speed where it can supercruise. Remember that the amount of drag starts to decrease again past mach 1.2 or so. Also top speed isn't just about engine power but also structural integrity. You can damage a plane by going too fast so while the option of going above normal top speed at the cost of permanent damage may have been considered, it's not really a normal feature of the plane.
As an active duty fuel systems Aircraft Technician on this F22, working on this jet has taught me a lot about its interior as well as its exterior. It's on board self diagnostics system help in the aid of maintenance.
There was an airshow here in Millington TN. I saw a F22 Raptor flying for the first time. It is such a beautiful aircraft. It looked menacing and scary from a distance. You can barely see it when it comes towards at level flight. It flew over my house and at one point, a P51 Mustang was flying wing tip to wing tip with it. It was awesome!!
i've worked on these for over 6 years starting in late '17. Many things have changed on the jet, but even more are familiar with what you see here. You're very knowledgeable on this aircraft. I always like seeing others perspective on an aircraft i crew on my day-to-day. Cheers!
TBH even I don't know a ton about the avionics on this jet. I'm just a crew chief, and you need special clearance to work on or have knowledge of certain systems. That engine thats out of the jet is OLD lol.@@PaulStewartAviation
Easily my all-time favorite plane. Great to see it up so closely. The Wright-Patterson air museum is incredible- worth a trip to Dayton just to see that. Terrific vid and thank you!
Wow. Your very lucky! It is extremely rare that we see a live video of the cockpit of the f22 since most of its electronics are still highly classified!
The very serious problem with this display is the FF on the tail! This aircraft was a Test Aircraft at Edwards AFB its entire life and expanded the envelope of the F22 (in many areas well beyond the operational limits the fleet abides by today). It should be proudly wearing an ED on the tail. Long live Raptor 4003!
Thanks Mate..! A detailed , as far as is permissible documentation of a Superb airframe/weapons system. I am thankful to the US for this aircraft, and look forward to seeing the NEXT gen fighter keeping us safe...!!!!
Incredible video! I never expected to get so close and have such detailed knowledge of the F-22. I thought 90% of it is classified. Super cool. Thanks Paul!
You know what’s I find amazing about that plane is how big it is, looking at a picture from above next to a normal fighter like an F-16. Makes sense since everything needs to be inside but still astonishing the difference! Glad you had an easier time finding that one than you did with the B-2. But I’ll say again…good thing it’s not camouflage too!
@@PaulStewartAviation Have you ever been to the Hill Aerospace museum in Clearfield, UT? I live very close and go as often as I can. Great selection of aircrafts!
Paul- also worked these jets when I was at Langley AFB, now Joint Base Langley/Eustis. We were the first operational base to get the F-22A’s. Replaced A LOT of canopies on them in the first year or so because the coatings inside and outside of the canopy were just not lasting and it took away from its stealth profile. Especially when we went to Alaska with them for the first time. Back when I was in a new canopy assembly about $750,000. We were swapping them like crazy and price didn’t matter. They started refurbishing them but the cost was still really high. I don’t miss working on them. I do miss working F-15C’s and D’s. The Eagle will always be my first love. AIR POWER!!! Also that jet is from the 94th Fighter Squadron so I definitely worked that particular jet at one time. The 94th’s motto is “Hat in the ring, best in the wing!” Great video as usual! 👍🏻 Oh, it’s got the wrong ejection seat in it too. Obviously they used the actual one that was in it on another aircraft. F-22 has a center D ring you pull to eject. Not the side handles like an F-15
I've been fortunate enough to visit the museum 3-4x total 2 times in the last 5 years and each time I'm traveling to or from home and I have a bit of time I try and stop by the museum even if it's for 45minutes. There is just so much to see it's unbelievable. What struck me was the F-111 which I believe is somewhat nearby the F-22. I couldn't believe how small the F-22 actually was and also that it's really not separated off from the other aircraft and therefor I actually thought it was a partial mockup of the plane and didn't spend much time at it unfortunately. I would have love to see some more fighters for size comparison.
Crazy how this aircraft was developed years ago but still looks like it’s just been built this year just imagine what kind of aircraft they have right now that no one knows about
I was a crew chief on this for 10 years. Highlights of my career was towing these jets to the run pad, strapping the tail hook to the ground, and then hopping in the seat to start it up and do burner runs. 😁 The worst part of those 10 years was working 24/7 and losing my marriage and kids.
WOW! Upon seeing this and remembering the SU-57, looking at the F-22 up close like this, it's like looking at an upgrade from the SU-57. How ironic is that?! What an exotic aircraft!
It's funny how the F22 is a museum where they'll let you walk right up to it, whereas the J-20, the only foreign fighter that comes close to second place, (not sorry su57), is a closely guarded secret and piece of new tech that's only just gone into serial production, and will drastically affect the battlefield.
They will let you walk right by it, but you won't see much more than what you can see at an airshow from 1km away. What can you actually see there - RAM protection was stripped off, all sensors were stripped off, cockpit was completely stripped, you cannot see any modes on MFDs, not even proper HOTAS, all that they let you see are things that are common on fighters for almost a 80 years - boundry layer control, control surfaces, thrust vectoring ... So, don't worry. The museum exhibit is just a shell, much like the plastic model you buy in the shop and then you can dwell over the shapes of it. The real aircraft is not there (sensors, weapons, diagrams, performance ...) J-20 cannot climb to the knees of F-22. I dare to say, if F-117 would not crash in Serbia and the wreckage would not end up in Chinese hands, China would not have J-20 today.
@@oporimAfaik China was planning to build a fighter based on what RAM/design/etc was gained from the 117, but then scrapped the whole design and started from scratch when they got their stolen intel on the 35, ending up with the J-20. Funny enough, the J-20 could have been so bad a stealth jet as to be roughly SU-57 tier. At least now it has a vaguely low enough RCS to sneak around battlefields and obtain a significant advantage over a nonstealth jet and qualify as "5th gen", though nothing like a what modern US 5gen can do. Afaik it's designed to sneak around large formations of US jets and snipe the AWACS plane, which it may turn out to be proficient at if not compensated for aggressively. Hence, F35 redteam becoming much more common.
If you ever come down to Melbourne I would recommend going to morrabin air museum. There’s the Canberra bomber and other aircraft throughout Australia’s aviation history .
6:06 is a PaW YF-119, a prototype of the Production F119 seen in the F-22 today, just a little fix :) aircraft like the F 35A and B models, F 16 have one big flap, which act as both ailerons and trailing edge flaps, those are Flaperons
my most amazing stat about the F-22; "The Blackout Button" if in a situation where the F-22 has been locked on by a missile the pilot can use "The Blackout Button" which when pressed will send the F-22 into such a high G maneuver that it causes the pilot to blackout - the F-22 then continues on autopilot until the pilot regains control. how awesome is that!
surprised they actually let you do such a detailed tour 😂 one of the coolest aircraft to have ever been made, hopefully one day more accurate technical specs can be released so we can have a more realistic version in flight sims
were only seeing what we have been allowed to see for 20+ years but like he said it's what's on the inside that's the secret to what makes this the daddy of all fighter jets, for a quarter of a century the US has kept their "ACE card" close to their chest and revealed statistics - which is what they want us to know - it's what it can "really" do that we don't know about that's so fascinating about this beast
I got to see the Raptor team perform & it was absolutely amazing. They did have a problem with the jet & the pilot had to land & get in the back up Raptor. If that would've happened in a war zone that could be a bad day for the Raptor.I guess even with the best maintenance mechanical & computer issues can happen anytime. Still was an awesome show & the most powerful fighter I've ever watched fly.
How did you manage to get permission to walk around this jet? I was just there and wished I could have taken this same footage, so thank you for taking it and posting online! Very very cool!
Heck of a walk around, think you could make a years worth of videos in the USAFM, and every one would be fantastic! Especially, the XB-70, only one in the world! Thanks a lot for the time. Great vid!
Every time I hear the jeers and complaints about our equipment, all I need do is grab a well made video, inform myself, and relax. They got this! The US government delivers, and thank God because they keep us safe. We do the extremely hard, extremely well. No, it’s not perfect, but it’s still THE BEST. Thank you, to all who serve.
Amazing that this plane is exactly as old as I am. Also, the fact that the Chinese and the Russians are JUST getting into stealth tells me they have a lot to learn.
Thanks for point out that the F-22 has a directed energy weapon that if conditions are right and the jet is flying low enough, could erase hard drives and do damage to other electronics such as cell phones.
@@PaulStewartAviation ah… no museum version around yet I guess! Bud, from an Englishman, these videos are great as I’m never getting to these places. Thank you.
@@simonshotter8960 cheers Simon. I've just booked a trip to the UK in early 2023 and I look forward to making more videos. I've already got a Vulcan lined up with permission to film inside :)
@@PaulStewartAviation retiring the Vulcan from Public displays was a huge loss, we look forward to this one. Make sure you add some stuff about the Falklands bombing run using Victors to refuel, great story.
As a Aussie aircraft maintenance engineer I'm so used to seeing panels held on with hundreds & hundreds of screws, something that's clearly missing on the F-22 (god knows how they access things).
One fun fact that will blow you mind as maintainer is the extreme weight saving measures they used. Safety wire? gone except on the brakes; cotter pins?.only a handful of them, Nut plates for the panels? Glued on, not riveted...
The F-22 is simply the best air to air fighter ever made. It has some limitation but when it first came out nothing could touch it. They should have continued the F22 and developed something new for the Navy.
@@spinningsquare1325 based on what? F-22 would have the Su-57 locked up before the su-57 even knows its there. Su-57 isn't even a real 5th gen more like a 4++.
@@spinningsquare1325 based on what? The F22 has a faster thrust Ratio can turn faster has better electronics and is an all around better plane. SU can take more punishment but that’s it. It is not a better fighter.
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Apologies I made an error when I said that the thrust vectoring could move laterally. It’s just up and down. Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed the video and make sure you subscribe as many more are coming. I'm working on the YF-23 video at the moment!
Enjoyed immensely …Thanks …
Hey Paul, nice info on the raptor, could you do a video of the euro typhoon, such a beautiful jet fighter. 🇬🇧🙂
I saw both aircraft up there last year. The YF-23 was a highlight of the R&D segment to me. Good stuff.
just wanna say you said the aim-9 has been in use for years, but this implies it's the same, but it's changed and been improved a lot from the older models
Americans are so secretive and uptight about their weapons. How did you get a permit to film and upload this?
I love how the F-22 is a 1990's plane that still hasn't aged a second. It no joke looks like the F-22 was designed today using today's technology!
just imagine what might be being developed right now and is still classified
@@nighpaw4651 I'm sure we will know about it 20 years from now... maybe
Yes, just like how in the 90s a lot of fighter jets from the 70s still looked like they were made from the latest technologies.
@@nighpaw4651 Like the TR-3 Black Manta 👀
The YF-23 still looks ageless even more so.
I forgot to tell you Paul, one of the jobs I always disliked was climbing into the exhaust after flight to inspect it. If you got to it quickly then the exhaust didn't have much time to heat soak, but if you delayed few minutes.. HOTTER than Hell is an understatement, especially in the summer in New Mexico.
Lol I'm quite the opposite, I used to love arriving our 747s and climbing in the back of a Rolls Royce RB211 engine on a cold wet Sydney morning with the sun just starting to poke its head up over Botany Bay and warming my gloves/hands on the hot exhaust cone, and the heat radiating off the LP turbine warming my face....ahh the good old days! 🙂🇦🇺
@@johno9507 I used to do that in the winter by putting my gloved hands into the exhaust stream during launch or engine runs. Nothing better than a 100 million dollar hand warmer!
Thanks again for your help with the video John! 😊
@@PaulStewartAviation You are welcome Paul. Like I said I love planes too, so sharing what I know with others is satisfying to me
I fly F15s and it always amazes me that after landing, on the post flight walk-around, you can still feel the heat radiating off the engines, yet you can put your bare hand right on the end of the titanium nozzle and it doesn't burn! Do not attempt, your experience may differ. This is just a telling of MY experience, not a recommendation!
The aircraft on display (S/N 91-4003) was one of nine F-22s built for Engineering, Manufacture and Development (EMD) testing, and it rolled off the assembly line on May 22, 1999. Assigned to the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the aircraft made its first flight on March 6, 2000. After completing its phase in the test program, this aircraft came to the museum in January 2007...
It 'completed' its test phase by getting overstressed in an incident that essentially ate all of its remaining service life-hours up in one go.
Wait, it’s real? Every stealth plane in the museum looks like it’s mostly wood to me. But my eyes could be playing tricks on me.
@@Cameron_Dorsey Obviously man-made mock-ups and panels to replace sensitive sensors. That's what gives it that wood look to you...
@@fretsward2225 ahhh ok, thank you
@@Cameron_Dorsey That's because the paint is thick. _Real_ thick.
Bloody amazing aircraft! For a design that's well over 25yrs old, it still looks very modern! Another great tour Paul.
@E Van there won't be a SR-72 as satellites have removed the need for them.
Cheers Moe
@@workhardtravelharder9313 only time will tell
@@workhardtravelharder9313 satellites can't replace the capability of a drone like the proposed SR-72. Hell they still use U-2 spy planes regularly
Meanwhile, the YF-23 looks like a spaceship
I'm a former crew chief turned engine backshop and have worked on these Jets for some time. I can say that those engines look so much more different after the improvement and final development phase and mass produced. I love these Jets and I still think they rule the skies.
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Everyone in the comments has either worked on them or is a pilot. I call bs. U don’t need to lie in RUclips comments
@@Ubi-oor it could be that aviation channels attract people who have worked with planes 😂
You make a great argument though for someone with your very telling IQ 😂
Just realized ive never actually seen the raptor this close amazing vid
I was just there last Sunday, and I was blown away at how many pieces they had, and all the volunteers that were so eager to tell us little stories about a lot of the aircraft. It's only a couple of hours from where I live and we plan on going back very soon! My son has been talking about aircraft nonstop since the top gun movie came out, but he discovered a video on the xb70 and that was the nearest thing on earth to him. He didn't know it was in the last building and was getting bummed out that he didn't get to see it, then when he walked through the door his jaw dropped! I was impressed as well lol. I've been showing him your videos this week and he is a huge fan! Thank you for showing us in detail everything on all these planes. I'm glad he's watching something like this rather than the silly stuff he use to watch.
I can remember the first time I saw the XB-70 in person at the museum when I was a kid. No video can do the aircraft justice on just how awe inspiring it is in person so I know just how your son felt seeing it!
Matthew. Did they tell you about the Cockpit 360 app? Free for Apple and Android, and allows you to see 360 degree views inside many of the museum aircraft, including the XB-70, B-36, and more! Also, www.nationalmuseum.af.mil has virtual tour and upcoming special events! I volunteer once a month!
That’s awesome!
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And here i thought a must-have visit for when i'll come to the US the first time had to be the Smithsonian Air and Space! Gotta make my way to Ohio now, somehow haha
USAF F-22A Block 2 91-4003
Airframe was overstressed during tests with two external tanks. G-load limiter was exceeded when control was lost after the aircraft passed through the wake of an F-16. Maximum was to be 7.3 Gs but actually climbed to 11.7 Gs. Flight control software was found to be the problem. The aircraft landed safely but never flew again. Repairs were estimated to cost $3.6 million so the aircraft was written off and relegated to duty as a GIA.
What does GIA mean?
@@jonathanmichaelsmith9012 I think he forgot the T, it's GITA - Ground instructional training aircraft
$3.6 million fix for a $350 million aircraft...
I love how you actually explain little details that other walkaround channels would've just skipped over. Get to learn things that couldn't just be found skimming through the aircraft's Wikipedia article
Glad you enjoyed it!
F-22 Raptor is the most beautiful badass fighter jet I have ever seen. The fact that it has thrust vectoring and true stealth is already an engineering marvel that no other fighter jet in the world can even compare. As advanced as the F-35 may be, it still doesn't even come close to defeating this fighter jet.
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Got that right
F-22 is a brawler while F-35 is the nerd. We know that nerds are the masters of our society.
Both F-22 & F-35 pilots say the F-35s defeat F-22s as the norm in Large Force Exercises, due to the F-35 sensors.
The AESA, IR sensors, and data link are superior in F-35s, as is the Man Machine Interface.
The F22 is such a good aeroplane - very capable and that radar cross-section is incredible.
Good is an understatement. It is the best air to air fighter ever made bar none.
I agree
you know when they let civilians this close to give this much details of the aircraft that they are way beyond this technologically with their new aircrafts. 😍 proud to be an American! can't wait to see the next thing they allow us to see lol
I once saw the F22 at the airshow in Maryland n it looks alien and way more advanced than any other jet in the world.
There is also a YF-22 on display at the museum at Edwards AFB. Impressive aircraft. Great tour, thank you!
Cool, thanks!
The YF-22 at Edwards AFB Flight Test Museum is the GE-engine plane, PAV 1. It was on display for well over a decade at the National Museum of USAF in Dayton until the EMD plane (the F-22 on display in Dayton) became available.
The National USAF Museum prefers to display combat-used and production-representative planes if possible.
Those two airframes are the only F-22s on display anywhere.
The contract-winning YF-22, the PAV 2 which flew with the Pratt&Whitney YF119 prototype engines, is at Rome Laboratory at Rome, NY. That plane was grounded after a flight accident. It survived the accident but was considered too damaged to be economically repaired to resume flighting (which they gathered 90-some percent of the data they needed anyway).
PAV = prototype air vehicle. They used the PAV designation for all YF-22 and YF-23 airframes.
This particular F-22 with its light gray paint job is my favorite Raptor.
Its been demilled and all the stealth skin removed and painted, thats why it looked different. Looks nice though.
@@wisetoad in person, it almost looks like a mockup.
Blessed to live 3 hours from here. This was a one of a kind tour of a still very classified jet! We almost never see the Raptor let alone up close like this. Great stuff
Glad you enjoyed it!
I drive 1.5 hours once a month to volunteer at the museum. Former Navy jet mech, and was qualified on 80 types of aircraft when I got out. Each month we have an "Open Aircraft Day", and this Saturday, the F86 Sabre and Mig 15 Ibis will be open to look inside. Go to nationalmuseum.af.mil to see upcoming events!
Looks a lot like a mockup
@@Krogort . No. It's one of eight built for testing, but it IS a real Raptor.
as one with a pfp of the F-22 you can see how cool I think this jet is
My dad worked for Boeing and was a part of the team that build the wings and aft section of the F22. It is so cool to see the tech on this aircraft. I and many others were sad to see the production of it end. Very cool video. 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Incredible. I just read in the comments that this airplane has been around for 25 years. That is amazing.
This looks like it could be a latest design. I'm falling behind.
I fully agree. It looks brand new but it's actually decades old!
Many other 5th gen aircrafts have rolled out of hangars after the f-22 but it's still on the cutting edge of stealth, aeronautics and defense technology
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i'm constantly amazed how these videos with such detail are readily available
The plane is 30 years old and is sitting in a museum. Do you think pictures of it are classified?
When I went to visit this museum last year I wasn't aware this was the only Raptor on display in the world, quite a beautiful aircraft and a marvel of engineering!
Yep, and the only X-15 on display too. :)
I remember watching the competition between this and the YF-23 in the early nineties. Crazy how a 5th generation fighter got its beginnings in the 80s.
Another detailed and insightful walk-around as always Paul. Thanks mate!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks Paul. I've always loved the F-22
The shadows it was casting on the concrete were amazing! 8:04
hard to believe that this pinnacle of a brute strength and stealth fighter came out more than two decades ago. it's still looks very futuristic and reign supreme even with today's standard and with all those more recent shenanigans next gen jet concepts, just insane.
More than almost anyone knows. Look at the stated top speed. "1500 MPH," yet it is able to do 1200 MPH without any afterburner at all. Even a mediocre afterburner will increase thrust 2x. So you think more than double thrust only nets an additional 300 MPH? The F-22 is drastically faster and more capable than the publicly-stated figures suggest.
@@drunkenmessiah I believe it still needs afterburners to break the sound barrier and get to speed where it can supercruise. Remember that the amount of drag starts to decrease again past mach 1.2 or so.
Also top speed isn't just about engine power but also structural integrity. You can damage a plane by going too fast so while the option of going above normal top speed at the cost of permanent damage may have been considered, it's not really a normal feature of the plane.
Bro i bet they have crazy top secret stuff hidden somewhere
I get to work on these machines everyday, it's interesting to see how they've tweaked a few things here and there since AF003
My neighbour is a designer he design this plane on a napkins at ice-cream world back in 92
it's me who builded this plane from the first place, and gave it the name Raptor
@@epicspaces9434 nah shut up kiddo.
@Pierre Lucas (“Plutonas”) damn send them over here I would love to have a French aircraft Musem
If we are all playing pretend in comments I want to pretend I fly the sr72 dark star.
As an active duty fuel systems Aircraft Technician on this F22, working on this jet has taught me a lot about its interior as well as its exterior. It's on board self diagnostics system help in the aid of maintenance.
There was an airshow here in Millington TN. I saw a F22 Raptor flying for the first time. It is such a beautiful aircraft. It looked menacing and scary from a distance. You can barely see it when it comes towards at level flight. It flew over my house and at one point, a P51 Mustang was flying wing tip to wing tip with it. It was awesome!!
i've worked on these for over 6 years starting in late '17. Many things have changed on the jet, but even more are familiar with what you see here. You're very knowledgeable on this aircraft. I always like seeing others perspective on an aircraft i crew on my day-to-day. Cheers!
Cheers. I had an engineer help me out with the details although he would often tell me 'that's classified' and I respect that.
TBH even I don't know a ton about the avionics on this jet. I'm just a crew chief, and you need special clearance to work on or have knowledge of certain systems. That engine thats out of the jet is OLD lol.@@PaulStewartAviation
Sure u did. And I’m an astronaut.
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Easily my all-time favorite plane. Great to see it up so closely. The Wright-Patterson air museum is incredible- worth a trip to Dayton just to see that. Terrific vid and thank you!
No other jet captivated me more than the f14 tomcat until this jet came into play!
I hope you've seen my F-14 video too :)
wow that engine is amazing
They are out back right now flying. They are a work of art. 🤘
Wow. Your very lucky! It is extremely rare that we see a live video of the cockpit of the f22 since most of its electronics are still highly classified!
I am very fortunate!
Been to Dayton a few times you obviously are very knowledgable on the planes you talk about and I enjoy your videos
The very serious problem with this display is the FF on the tail! This aircraft was a Test Aircraft at Edwards AFB its entire life and expanded the envelope of the F22 (in many areas well beyond the operational limits the fleet abides by today). It should be proudly wearing an ED on the tail. Long live Raptor 4003!
Interesting
Thanks Mate..! A detailed , as far as is permissible documentation of a Superb airframe/weapons system. I am thankful to the US for this aircraft, and look forward to seeing the NEXT gen fighter keeping us safe...!!!!
Incredible video! I never expected to get so close and have such detailed knowledge of the F-22. I thought 90% of it is classified. Super cool. Thanks Paul!
This was a development test aircraft and doesn’t represent the actual in service version.
@@CH-pv2rz how accurate is it?
Will be there tomorrow! I grew up and live less than a hour from this museum and visited many times over my childhood.
You know what’s I find amazing about that plane is how big it is, looking at a picture from above next to a normal fighter like an F-16. Makes sense since everything needs to be inside but still astonishing the difference!
Glad you had an easier time finding that one than you did with the B-2. But I’ll say again…good thing it’s not camouflage too!
Working as a fuel systems technician on the f22, I can assure you it is significantly bigger than the f16.
A f16 is a very small fighter compared to others
My goodness- this is the most informative video on the F22 I’ve seen! Thanks a million for making this video.
You’re welcome
@@PaulStewartAviation Have you ever been to the Hill Aerospace museum in Clearfield, UT? I live very close and go as often as I can. Great selection of aircrafts!
@@kd7luz88 I’m afraid not. Maybe another time when I visit the USA :)
Love the F-22 Raptor! Such a beautiful aircraft. Great video, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it
Amazing how they can make all that high techery so beautiful!
Just a super-impressive beast. I sure hope cancelling the production at less than 200 doesn't come back to bite us.
it won't since they're going to start replacing it by 2030. Its replacement has already flown as a prototype
@@moonasha NGAD isn’t it?
Paul- also worked these jets when I was at Langley AFB, now Joint Base Langley/Eustis. We were the first operational base to get the F-22A’s. Replaced A LOT of canopies on them in the first year or so because the coatings inside and outside of the canopy were just not lasting and it took away from its stealth profile. Especially when we went to Alaska with them for the first time. Back when I was in a new canopy assembly about $750,000. We were swapping them like crazy and price didn’t matter. They started refurbishing them but the cost was still really high. I don’t miss working on them. I do miss working F-15C’s and D’s. The Eagle will always be my first love. AIR POWER!!! Also that jet is from the 94th Fighter Squadron so I definitely worked that particular jet at one time. The 94th’s motto is “Hat in the ring, best in the wing!” Great video as usual! 👍🏻 Oh, it’s got the wrong ejection seat in it too. Obviously they used the actual one that was in it on another aircraft. F-22 has a center D ring you pull to eject. Not the side handles like an F-15
This is a video that I was really looking forward to! Thanks Paul!! I can't wait to see the XF-23 video next! :)
Cheers
Great musuem, I went a couple years ago and was BLOWN away.
This was a great video. So many details of the F 22 raptor that I was not aware of before!
Glad you liked it!
Incredible Amazing Display
Beautiful Human Work
Thank You
The Comfort Of Man Know’s No Bounds
What an insane machine. I can't imagine the depth of training required to fly this thing.
Thanks for covering the Raptor!
It's always funny to me when you see these planes close up how "hand/home made" they look. Cool tour, thanks for posting.
Looks like a really crap model made by kids for a school project
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 LOL. Paper mache?
@@RickyDownhillRDH I looked at the missile and could see those crude looking welds that I see in our workshops here in my uni lol
@@mwanikimwaniki6801 😂
Parts of the aircraft are replicas to fill holes for scavenged or damaged components. That's why they look hand made - they are.
thanks to your videos from this museum, I went there myself a couple days ago from South Carolina. Amazing
I've been fortunate enough to visit the museum 3-4x total 2 times in the last 5 years and each time I'm traveling to or from home and I have a bit of time I try and stop by the museum even if it's for 45minutes. There is just so much to see it's unbelievable. What struck me was the F-111 which I believe is somewhat nearby the F-22. I couldn't believe how small the F-22 actually was and also that it's really not separated off from the other aircraft and therefor I actually thought it was a partial mockup of the plane and didn't spend much time at it unfortunately. I would have love to see some more fighters for size comparison.
Crazy how this aircraft was developed years ago but still looks like it’s just been built this year just imagine what kind of aircraft they have right now that no one knows about
I was a crew chief on this for 10 years. Highlights of my career was towing these jets to the run pad, strapping the tail hook to the ground, and then hopping in the seat to start it up and do burner runs. 😁 The worst part of those 10 years was working 24/7 and losing my marriage and kids.
I haven't been to the museum in years. I live 2hrs away in Columbus, I gotta get back out there now that the F-22 is there!
Another awesome documentary you have made.
Thank you very much, Paul, for sharing your wonderful documentary with us.
Cheers Frederick
This is one of your most interesting videos yet
Awesome video again Paul.
Cheers mate
WOW! Upon seeing this and remembering the SU-57, looking at the F-22 up close like this, it's like looking at an upgrade from the SU-57. How ironic is that?! What an exotic aircraft!
Incredible looking aircraft! Great job mate
Glad you enjoyed it
I just wanted to say that you are amazing and that this is the best aviation channel in the world
Cheers my friend
It's funny how the F22 is a museum where they'll let you walk right up to it, whereas the J-20, the only foreign fighter that comes close to second place, (not sorry su57), is a closely guarded secret and piece of new tech that's only just gone into serial production, and will drastically affect the battlefield.
They will let you walk right by it, but you won't see much more than what you can see at an airshow from 1km away. What can you actually see there - RAM protection was stripped off, all sensors were stripped off, cockpit was completely stripped, you cannot see any modes on MFDs, not even proper HOTAS, all that they let you see are things that are common on fighters for almost a 80 years - boundry layer control, control surfaces, thrust vectoring ...
So, don't worry. The museum exhibit is just a shell, much like the plastic model you buy in the shop and then you can dwell over the shapes of it. The real aircraft is not there (sensors, weapons, diagrams, performance ...)
J-20 cannot climb to the knees of F-22.
I dare to say, if F-117 would not crash in Serbia and the wreckage would not end up in Chinese hands, China would not have J-20 today.
@@oporimAfaik China was planning to build a fighter based on what RAM/design/etc was gained from the 117, but then scrapped the whole design and started from scratch when they got their stolen intel on the 35, ending up with the J-20. Funny enough, the J-20 could have been so bad a stealth jet as to be roughly SU-57 tier. At least now it has a vaguely low enough RCS to sneak around battlefields and obtain a significant advantage over a nonstealth jet and qualify as "5th gen", though nothing like a what modern US 5gen can do. Afaik it's designed to sneak around large formations of US jets and snipe the AWACS plane, which it may turn out to be proficient at if not compensated for aggressively. Hence, F35 redteam becoming much more common.
This is the most detailed F-22 Description. More more more! I just want more. LOVE THIS JET SO MUCH❣
More to come!
Thanks for the tour! Can’t wait to use the F-22 that’s been in my garage for awhile.
You have the BEST tour videos!! 👍🏼🙏
The fact they're okay with showing so much means they've got a lot better stuff already doing the work
I have a feeling whatever secrets the Russians and Chinese could steal have already been stolen and used in their own 5th gen designs.
The thing is 30 years old. Everybody who cares already has copies of the blueprints by now.
If you ever come down to Melbourne I would recommend going to morrabin air museum. There’s the Canberra bomber and other aircraft throughout Australia’s aviation history .
The YF-23????? I'm subscribing!! I love that aircraft! Such a story behind it! Great video and walk through. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! I plan to get my YF-23 video online in a few weeks
6:06 is a PaW YF-119, a prototype of the Production F119 seen in the F-22 today, just a little fix :)
aircraft like the F 35A and B models, F 16 have one big flap, which act as both ailerons and trailing edge flaps, those are Flaperons
my most amazing stat about the F-22;
"The Blackout Button"
if in a situation where the F-22 has been locked on by a missile the pilot can use "The Blackout Button" which when pressed will send the F-22 into such a high G maneuver that it causes the pilot to blackout - the F-22 then continues on autopilot until the pilot regains control.
how awesome is that!
You have been watching to much SciFi…
Don't know who told you that or if you made it up yourself, but that is beyond insane and absurd. Did you even think about it for a second?
I saw one of these at an air show in McMinnville, OR last summer, the way it moves through the air is almost eerie.
Agreed. It looks like something batman would fly.
surprised they actually let you do such a detailed tour 😂 one of the coolest aircraft to have ever been made, hopefully one day more accurate technical specs can be released so we can have a more realistic version in flight sims
were only seeing what we have been allowed to see for 20+ years but like he said it's what's on the inside that's the secret to what makes this the daddy of all fighter jets, for a quarter of a century the US has kept their "ACE card" close to their chest and revealed statistics - which is what they want us to know - it's what it can "really" do that we don't know about that's so fascinating about this beast
yeah I've always thought that it'll be cool to think what it's currently classified as we'll never see it for another 20 years.
It does look like they've removed all of the coatings and such, I doubt there's anything left that's classified 😉
Thank you for your wonderful walkthrough and detailed explanations of the F22. What an amazing aircraft!
Gorgeous fighter! Any chance for a video on the F-35 Lightening? Thanks Paul. ♥️
I'd love to but they're harder to find :)
I got to see the Raptor team perform & it was absolutely amazing. They did have a problem with the jet & the pilot had to land & get in the back up Raptor. If that would've happened in a war zone that could be a bad day for the Raptor.I guess even with the best maintenance mechanical & computer issues can happen anytime. Still was an awesome show & the most powerful fighter I've ever watched fly.
you missed the reality where the spare jet is the wingman who killed any hostiles in the air. there are no bad days for the baddest jet.
How did you manage to get permission to walk around this jet? I was just there and wished I could have taken this same footage, so thank you for taking it and posting online!
Very very cool!
I just asked them :)
Heck of a walk around, think you could make a years worth of videos in the USAFM, and every one would be fantastic! Especially, the XB-70, only one in the world! Thanks a lot for the time. Great vid!
In my opinion, the most beautiful fighter in the US army.
I'd agree
Air Force only. No ground pounders allowed.
Every time I hear the jeers and complaints about our equipment, all I need do is grab a well made video, inform myself, and relax. They got this! The US government delivers, and thank God because they keep us safe. We do the extremely hard, extremely well. No, it’s not perfect, but it’s still THE BEST.
Thank you, to all who serve.
Amazing that this plane is exactly as old as I am.
Also, the fact that the Chinese and the Russians are JUST getting into stealth tells me they have a lot to learn.
F22 design was ahead of its time.
Thanks for point out that the F-22 has a directed energy weapon that if conditions are right and the jet is flying low enough, could erase hard drives and do damage to other electronics such as cell phones.
Yes awesome that sounds like it's most destructive weapon. A real threat to people more than conventional weapons. 😀
That isn't at all what it has.
Detailed tour.
No doubt other countries will watch this.
Including the owner.
I wish world never needed any weapons and people lived in peace going forward and easing for each and every one.
Great video! It's the best look we've ever had at the F-22!
Thanks a lot!
Been waiting all week for this one. How about an F35?
I'd love to film the F-35 if anyone has one lieing around! :)
@@PaulStewartAviation ah… no museum version around yet I guess!
Bud, from an Englishman, these videos are great as I’m never getting to these places. Thank you.
@@simonshotter8960 cheers Simon. I've just booked a trip to the UK in early 2023 and I look forward to making more videos. I've already got a Vulcan lined up with permission to film inside :)
@@PaulStewartAviation retiring the Vulcan from
Public displays was a huge loss, we look forward to this one.
Make sure you add some stuff about the Falklands bombing run using Victors to refuel, great story.
@@simonshotter8960 we'll see about the Falklands bombing run. To be honest, I try and keep the videos on point and try and avoid too many tangents.
Paul another superb vlog
Thanks Ted
As a Aussie aircraft maintenance engineer I'm so used to seeing panels held on with hundreds & hundreds of screws, something that's clearly missing on the F-22 (god knows how they access things).
Fasteners are painted over with LO (Low Observable)
One fun fact that will blow you mind as maintainer is the extreme weight saving measures they used. Safety wire? gone except on the brakes; cotter pins?.only a handful of them, Nut plates for the panels? Glued on, not riveted...
@@That_Stealth_Guy yeah as a 22 crew chief it's soooo annoying having to take a panel to LO so they can glue a nut plate on
That's why the SU-57 is nothing like this thing out of the gate. You can see the SUs rivets on LD video from 50 feet away! Lol
That rear stab is huge!
Hermann, bukmann
Excellent overview. The amount of info you provided on the stealth features is impressive. I heard no errors on that aspect of the video.
Thanks
The F-22 is simply the best air to air fighter ever made. It has some limitation but when it first came out nothing could touch it. They should have continued the F22 and developed something new for the Navy.
Su 57 is better
@@spinningsquare1325 based on what? F-22 would have the Su-57 locked up before the su-57 even knows its there. Su-57 isn't even a real 5th gen more like a 4++.
@@jonshaffer5793 su 57 is the best, dont bs me yankee
@@gaijinmq-9when951 Su 57 is the best
@@spinningsquare1325 based on what? The F22 has a faster thrust Ratio can turn faster has better electronics and is an all around better plane. SU can take more punishment but that’s it. It is not a better fighter.
They also have one on display at The Hill Aerospace Museum in Northern Utah!
China taking notes vigorously
Only the fools will expose and bost their weapons
What a beautiful aircraft!