tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post3553167206308728829..comments2024-01-11T14:49:38.566+00:00Comments on Vulture's Wargaming Blog: F22 Raptor At FairfordVulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-73363617903265372032010-07-23T07:01:57.083+01:002010-07-23T07:01:57.083+01:00Spartan
It's a shame we don't have any of ...Spartan<br />It's a shame we don't have any of them in the RAF. Although that said they are amazingly expensive at $200 per aircraft (this does not include the R&D costs) !Vulturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-52250020828009787342010-07-23T06:56:43.692+01:002010-07-23T06:56:43.692+01:00Lee
The Harrier as a bomber is amazingly capable, ...Lee<br />The Harrier as a bomber is amazingly capable, and is tooled up with cutting edge weapons and systems. Its outdated in as much as our GR9 version doesn't have any air air capablity to talk about, although arguably as a ground attack aircraft that is very much a secondary consideration.Vulturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759930564552310327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-28743405233453450172010-07-19T09:16:02.629+01:002010-07-19T09:16:02.629+01:00Very cool. The only time I've seen a takeoff s...Very cool. The only time I've seen a takeoff similar to that - i.e. short run then vertical - was many years ago. That was a British Harrier (utterly outdated now, but brilliant for its time).BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-40883360201251340822010-07-19T05:31:01.876+01:002010-07-19T05:31:01.876+01:00F-22s are awesome! I live near an Air Force base, ...F-22s are awesome! I live near an Air Force base, and we occasionally see them flying in for pilot training at Randolph AFB. Too bad our moron president and his minions/lackeys cut funding for more Raptors, they're money well spent.<br /><br />Spartan 117Spartan 117https://www.blogger.com/profile/14302436759700772789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841828701808552173.post-19478218311600734262010-07-19T03:55:17.627+01:002010-07-19T03:55:17.627+01:00It better be after what we paid for it :)It better be after what we paid for it :)Eli Arndthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445801567500822187noreply@blogger.com