F22 Raptor Falling Leaf Maneuver - NAS OCEANA Airshow 2023 

It was a blast! The F22 is incredible.

Glad you enjoyed it

what is that smoke

Yeah

i imagine its something they put up to get the aircraft to fly through to look cool@@ToastedBread_

@@ToastedBread_The F22 was doing a demolition bombing run and flew through the smoke.

The F22 did a demo “bombing” run

Cost, risk, and mostly need. Terrorist organizations tend to not have advanced fighter jets to shoot down. And why bomb and expose your expensive ass F-22 that is designed for air superiority, when you have a perfectly capable A-10 that carries more munitions, is cheaper to operate, and comes with a side dish of BRRRTTT.

Umh bro? What large scale war is the USA currently in that requires us to deploy our Raptors?

I’m guessing that there’s nothing in the skies that F-15/16/18/35 can’t deal without breaking a sweat.

True, but that’s what made it so cool!