Gunfighter Skies 2014 Airshow

Air Force Brat said:

...the Raptor is very stealthy, and very fast, and flies very high,,,, all it need do is escort the 10 or so F-35s it will escort, while the F-35 has great situational awareness, they raptor will hold the high-ground, like the 50BMG man, that vantage alone will put it above many threats, and sensor fusion will enable the Raptor to target for the F-35s much like a mini awacs. It is likely the Raptor will operate as a two ship, picking off the sticky buggers from above, but it will function very well in conjunction with the F-35s.

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There had been a rumor that the Raptor was also going to be at this airshow...but alas, it turned out to not be so.

What a great deal that would have been to see the only two production 5th generation stealth aircraft on display together.

But I was very, very happy nonetheless with what we did get to see.

BTW, the personnel at the show with the F-35s told me that the aircraft on the left (not the one I and my grandosns are in the picture with)...this aircraft:


...had only arrived LUKE AFB one week before flying over to the show. It was only like 2-3 weeks old, hot off the production line according to these gentlemen.