dead fly boy

First entry, really a test, but I thought I'd make it a worthy post. How about the subject of the "Meanest, Baddest Bird on the Planet."


The F-22 Raptor has three program modules for all of its controls. If one module is disabled somehow, another one loads all of its programs and takes over the duties.

Its Pratt & Whitney engines tilt with the control inputs, so it can literally outmaneuver everything else by about 50% more agility. It can also carry nukes and is the only airplane in the world that flies supersonic (Mach 1.5) without needing to use its afterburners. Oh and its stealth.

50% more agility! That means that if a Raptor and an F-15 Eagle turned 180 degrees at the same time, the Raptor would be there in 2/3 the time. That means that the F-22 can make a full 360 turn in the time it takes for anything else to make a 240. This airplane leisurely speeds up to Mach 1.5 without breaking a sweat. If it was hungry it could eat anything it wanted and poop out afterburners. It's the most dangerous machine on the planet. It's the Jet Li of airplanes. It's the Holy Grail.

And I rent a Cessna 152 with my Dad.

Feel sorry? Want to make a boy's dream come true? Just go to Lockheed-Martin. They'll appreciate a few billion dollars. Oh and I might need a flight suit and a helmet, but I'll be happy to fit that bill if you provide the plane. Deal?

dfb