F-22 Raptors Into The Night

Video by Airman 1st Class Roswell Sartwell 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
The 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, deploys F-22 Raptors, Airmen and associated equipment to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to conduct air training with other Europe-based aircraft.
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[@fi5mvKsW3M]

Full afterburner + night-time = a winning combination, always.

[@donkoh5738]

+fi5mvKsW3M -- Too much IR signature? Could a modern 1k Sniper pod detect that takeoff > 100nm away and continue to passively track?

[@publicmail2]

Neat to see the thrust vectoring on rotate.

[@jrftworth]

The F-22 is one impressive machine !!

[@agwisnuprasetyo9714]

amazing fighter aircraft

[@delta9788]

Awesome thrust vectoring!

[@Pinkielover]

starscream always has to show off on takeoff

[@drutfurgeson]

Those rear tires are squashed down low!

[@airboyd]

Jump to 2:40 for the launches

[@Pinkielover]

aren't they just takeoffs

[@simonloewenstein2581]

nice

[@HMSDaring1]

What are they leaking by the nose gear, in the last two videos I've seen has them leaking stuff by the nose after start up

[@shaunwang2262]

Might have been raining. When the pilot turned on his landing lights, you can see water droplets falling ahead of the nose. So yeah, might have been a light shower.

[@deathsheadknight2137]

@@shaunwang2262 I don't buy it. it's the only thing that looks wet prior to the actual takeoff. I bet it's condensation from some cooling system, perhaps for IR sensors or radar.

[@cullust]

Who know what is leaking from the nose gear bay during taxi?

[@paultrappiel9943]

Looks like water sloughing off the fuselage after air starts flowing over said fuselage. It is only noticeable due to landing light. Could be there due to light rain or recent washing. I'm happy to be proven wrong though. Cheers.

[@Enid2Sacramento]

+Paul Trappiel It appears to be raining as they are launching. BTW, is there an arrival video?

[@paultrappiel9943]

+Dana Hess I have no idea. try asking Airboyd.

[@daveigamedeiros]

01:04 water???