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Drew Hopman 15-02-2008 13:26

pic: USAF F-22 Raptor Jetfighter flying air cover during STS-122 2-7-08
 

ZZII 527 15-02-2008 13:27

Re: pic: USAF F-22 Raptor Jetfighter flying air cover during STS-122 2-7-08
 
That is an amazing picture. They definitely have the best seat in the house. Any chance there is a higher-res version (1920w or larger)? (I'm shopping for a new desktop wallpaper.)

I take it that is done for security purposes? Has that always been standard operating procedure or just post-9/11?

chris31 15-02-2008 13:28

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Cool pic. What is the purpose of the Raptor being up in the air during launch?

Gamer930 15-02-2008 13:38

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If you click on the picture it will open a new window with the high resolution version. . . Looks perfect on my desktop. . . I was getting sick of seeing Paris at night on my secondary monitor.

EricH 15-02-2008 13:58

Re: pic: USAF F-22 Raptor Jetfighter flying air cover during STS-122 2-7-08
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by chris31 (Post 699522)
Cool pic. What is the purpose of the Raptor being up in the air during launch?

According to the caption, it's for air cover.

The translation is that if anything is in the air that shouldn't be there (other than birds), the F-22's job is to escort it out of the area, or else send it to the ground in pieces/flames.

Jaybee1405 15-02-2008 14:02

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That's sick. The F-22 is bomb.

I can't wait until the USN/USMC gets upgraded from F-18's.

Cory 15-02-2008 14:12

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaybee1405 (Post 699549)
That's sick. The F-22 is bomb.

I can't wait until the USN/USMC gets upgraded from F-18's.

Isn't the Navy getting the JSF and not the F-22?

EricH 15-02-2008 14:23

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cory (Post 699556)
Isn't the Navy getting the JSF and not the F-22?

I think every branch is getting some version of the F-35. Navy has different needs than USAF; e.g. arrestor hooks.

Tom Bottiglieri 15-02-2008 14:24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cory (Post 699556)
Isn't the Navy getting the JSF and not the F-22?

Yup, F-35 is the replacement for F-18.

F-35 = Compact car
F-22 = Ferrari

minirose224 15-02-2008 15:07

Re: pic: USAF F-22 Raptor Jetfighter flying air cover during STS-122 2-7-08
 
Shane-
This looks to be a higher res link. However I am not sure.
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/files/pho...ig_1_3822f.jpg

Elgin Clock 15-02-2008 15:44

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It's pictures like these that tend to remind us how far we have come as a society in our relatively short time on this 3rd rock from the Sun, and how much further we could go with some more time.

Very cool. :cool:

The first thing that came to my mind though, is wondering if there was a picture from the ground of the Space Shuttle, Raptor, and whatever aircraft that took this picture.

Would be cool to see both perspectives side-by-side.

D_Price 15-02-2008 16:04

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Nice shot of the shuttle launch love it!!

billbo911 15-02-2008 16:06

Re: pic: USAF F-22 Raptor Jetfighter flying air cover during STS-122 2-7-08
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by minirose224 (Post 699606)
Shane-
This looks to be a higher res link. However I am not sure.
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/files/pho...ig_1_3822f.jpg

Definately higher resolution. But,.... You can also see reflections of the really bright exhaust bouncing off the dual panes that this was shot through. I count at least two reflections.
Still, cool picture!!

dlavery 15-02-2008 16:23

Re: pic: USAF F-22 Raptor Jetfighter flying air cover during STS-122 2-7-08
 
Pictures like that make me smile. :)

USAF aircraft, typically launched from nearby Patrick Air Force Base, provide security cover for all NASA and DoD launches out of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. They have been doing this ever since the early days of the space program. The Navy performs a similar job on the ocean surface downrange from the launch facility. Their primary responsibility is to provide security for the launch and pre- and post-launch operations. Usually this involves making sure that private aircraft and boats trying to sight-see the launch do not get too close and become a hazard for launch operations. There have been a few occasions in the past where an unauthorized airplane or boat wanders in to the restricted area just at the wrong time, and a launch has to be postponed while the range is cleared (this happened during one of the Mars Rover launch attempts, when a guy participating in a fishing tournament crossed the line from the tournament area into the launch exclusion zone). These USAF and USN folks try very hard to make sure that does not happen, as scrubbing a launch can be a VERY expensive thing to do.

-dave


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alex1699 15-02-2008 17:27

Re: pic: USAF F-22 Raptor Jetfighter flying air cover during STS-122 2-7-08
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Gamer930 (Post 699527)
If you click on the picture it will open a new window with the high resolution version. . . Looks perfect on my desktop. . . I was getting sick of seeing Paris at night on my secondary monitor.

it does make a perfect desktop


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