Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and the P-51 Mustang #2
by Rene Triay FineArt Photos
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Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and the P-51 Mustang #2
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Rene Triay FineArt Photos
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Photograph - Fineart Images
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WW-II Era v/s the Present! The P-51 Mustang served proudly and was an excellent escort and a fighter aircraft during the European war. Present days, it still is as a very popular and a very thought after aircraft. Mostly purchased by collectors who modernize them and fly them at airshows all around the country and the world. I might also ad, it's also an aircraft that's very much respected and a strong contender at the Reno air races.
In the present, we have the F-22 Raptor fighter jet. It was designed as versatile fighter for air dominance. It's also the first 5th-generation fighter serving the US Air Force. It's used and serves as a critical asset of the "Global Strike Task Force."
Wikipedia: The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is an American single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). As the result of the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter, but also has ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities. The prime contractor, Lockheed Martin, built most of the F-22's airframe and weapons systems and conducted final assembly, while Boeing provided the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and training systems.
The aircraft first flew in 1997 and was variously designated F-22 and F/A-22 before it formally entered service in December 2005 as the F-22A. Although the USAF had originally planned to buy a total of 750 ATFs, the program was cut to 187 operational aircraft in 2009 due to high costs, a lack of air-to-air missions at the time of production, and the development of the more affordable and versatile F-35.[N 1] The last F-22 was delivered in 2012.
While it had a protracted development and initial operational difficulties, the F-22 has become a critical component of the USAF's tactical airpower. The fighter's combination of stealth, aerodynamic performance, and mission systems enabled a leap in air combat capabilities and set the benchmark for its generation.[3][4] The F-22 is expected to serve into the 2030s and eventually be succeeded by the USAF's Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned fighter component
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Wayne Moran
wow wow wow such an amazing image.
Rene Triay FineArt Photos replied:
Thank you Wayne for your outstanding compliment. Please hurry back!
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2023 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!
Rene Triay FineArt Photos replied:
Thank you Don for your wonderful comment and great support. It's always an honor and great pleasure to be featured in your wonderful Fine Art America Group "Photographic Camera Art!"
Nancy Carol Photography
WELL DONE! Excellent and thank you for sharing with us your wonderful work of art that has been proudly presented on the Home Page of the group, 'ART FOR PASSION - PASSION FOR ART'. If you wish, you may archive it permanently or promote it further in the Discussions Tabs titled, "April -May 2023 Features."
Rene Triay FineArt Photos replied:
Thank you Nancy for your wonderful comment and great support. It's always an honor and great pleasure to be featured in your wonderful Fine Art America Group "ART FOR PASSION - PASSION FOR ART!"