F-22 Raptor Vaporfest! .. 2024 San Francisco Fleet Week

[@alisons9740]

Breathtaking! Fantastic footage, thanks for the capture and share!

[@CiaranRegan]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@drewpennadrp]

Wow so cool

[@N-L3]

3:06 Ok now THIS IS SICK

[@gsdubz9931]

7:09 - does this vapor cone indicate that he's edging towards being supersonic? Oh and where did you film this? It looks like maybe Marina Green / Chrissy Field?

[@CiaranRegan]

Filmed it from the Aquatic Cove. The Vapor is more likely to form at higher speeds (as you noted) or higher wing loads (during the tight turns etc) as the aircraft forms localized areas of lower pressure.. During the high speed pass the jet was probably at ~0.8-0.9 Mach. It will never exceed the sound barrier as that would ruin everyone's day ( and ear drums .. and windows ;) )

[@jaredbrown3249]

Welcome back

[@CiaranRegan]

Cheers ;)

[@Timtimzi]

the flat spin and weapons bay door was so cool

[@CiaranRegan]

Always impressive!

[@natemb02]

Great footage! I was there on Sunday and indeed it was a vaporfest!

[@CiaranRegan]

Perfect conditions for a lot of vapor! Cheers!

[@richardmorton8792]

Great camera work.

[@CiaranRegan]

Thank you very much!

[@Zott820]

Good clear and stable footage. Thanks!

[@CiaranRegan]

Cheers!

[@clausosorensen4681]

Awesome footage Ciaran. Well Done 👍

[@CiaranRegan]

Cheers!

[@ProFlightAviation]

Thank Gosh the weapons bay was empty XD

[@CiaranRegan]

🤣

[@jaredbrown3249]

I was out there

[@CiaranRegan]

Nice, did you enjoy the show?

[@jaredbrown3249]

@CiaranRegan yes it was in front of ghradeli square on the bleachers

[@Stan-ug9mx]

Nice, What was the purpose of that small prop plane flying with the Raptor?

[@CiaranRegan]

That was a WWII era P-51 Mustang. The USAF demos will often end with a Heritage flight contrasting the old with the modern. That’s what this section was intended to demonstrate

[@Stan-ug9mx]

@@CiaranRegan i kind of thought that. Thanks for the confirmation. I'm sure that pilot had a blast flying that plane over the SF Bay.

[@adeverel]

The best fighter in WWII (p-51) and the best fighter in the world now (f-22). Both legends in their era.

[@genegade]

Curious, how much -more- aerobatic is the f22 vs f35?

[@NationChosenByGod]

Of course the F-22, no competition in that regards.

[@CiaranRegan]

F-22 was designed for air superiority whereas the F-35 was designed as a multi-role fighter. In a 1v1 situation the F-22 would likely come out on top given it's overall much more performant, more maneuverable and has a smaller radar cross section. A team of F-35's working together perhaps evens the odds ;)