Remarks: Port side view of USAF F-22A Raptor 09-4173 Code FF Cn 645-4173, doing a ‘Top-Side’ pass over Avalon's Rwy 18 on Saturday 02Mar2013. This photo was taken during a high energy flying display by Major Henry Schantz at the 2013 Avalon International Airshow. This was the first occasion that a Raptor has done a flying display at Avalon. In 2011 two F-22A aircraft remained on static display throughout the Airshow.
Remarks: Sun-lit under-side view of USAF F-22A Raptor 09-4194 Code FF Cn 645-4194, performing a tight turn (with after-burner) over on Avalon's Rwy 18/36 on Sunday 03Mar2013. This photo was taken during a high energy flying display by Major Henry Schantz at the 2013 Avalon International Airshow. (Raptor 10-4194, assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron, was the Second-Last Raptor built).
Remarks: F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base. Seen here banking over the speedway on approach to Nellis AFB during Red Flag 13-3. First appearance of this reg on jp.net
Remarks: Front Port side view of USAF F-22A Raptor 09-4173 Code FF Cn 645-4173, ) lined up on the ‘Piano Keys’ at the threshold of Avalon's Rwy 18 on Saturday 02Mar2013. This photo was taken before a high energy flying display by Major Henry Schantz at the 2013 Avalon International Airshow, while the Pilot waited for ‘Take-Off Clearance’.
Remarks: The F-22 Raptor puts on a stunning display at the 2013 Avalon Airshow demonstrating its thrust vectoring capabilities which (quite literally) blew me away. A truly stunning piece of engineering!
