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Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer
I thought the F-22 was the Lightning II? Is that officially known as the Raptor?
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The F-22 has officially been called "Raptor" since the first production-spec aircraft was built in 1997. "Lightning II" was only an informal name given to it by LockMart.
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Originally Posted by Godalmighty83
i really wish there were a few more old raf lightnings flying, awesome craft. only fighter to catch and kill a concorde during nato trials.
incidently the old 1959 raf Lightning is/was faster the the jsf and possibly had a longer range. certainly surprised the americans when an old lightning caught one of there u2's at 88,000 feet.
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Yes, but it's weakness was very limited armament, consisting of only two 30mm cannons and 2 IR-guided Red Top AAMs.