{"id":1860,"date":"2014-05-16T06:58:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T06:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=1860"},"modified":"2018-11-13T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T13:46:24","slug":"p-i-r-a-t-e-versus-raptor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/p-i-r-a-t-e-versus-raptor\/","title":{"rendered":"P.I.R.A.T.E versus Raptor"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has for long been claimed to be the best air superiority fighter ever built, even before it was actually completed American officials said that with its stealth technology it would outperform any fighter that stood in its way without even being seen. But has this changed since its release in 1997?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/CneqtCyA6zg<\/p>\n

I would like to start by saying that the F-22 is a very capable fighter, but since its release in 1997, there has come new competitors to the world, very many generation 4.5 jets have been built by both the Russians, the US, France, and Germany. Therefore even though the Raptor is an extremely good fighter, every fighter has flaws that others can take advantage of, one fighter which is capable of using the F-22\u2019s weakness is the German Eurofighter Typhoon. This is what I am going to debate in this article.<\/p>\n

Properties of the German generation 4.5+<\/h2>\n
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EUROFIGHTER DA 2 during flight trials in 1999 prior to acceptance. – Photo: Sgt Jack Pritchard, RAF\/MOD<\/p><\/div>\n

The EF Typhoon is a 4.5 generation multirole fighter which was introduced in 2003 by its creators BAE Systems, Airbus Group and Alenia Aermacchi where it showed off a delta wing setup with canards and a brand new twin engine. The reason for it not to be a generation 5 fighter is the fact that it does not have stealth properties. But what it does have which it was very new with when it came is its P.I.R.A.T.E – IRST (InfraRedSearchandTrack) system. This picks up heat changes around it and can by this spot subsonic aircraft as far away as up to 100km+(The Germans say). This means that the Typhoon can still shoot its advanced IR-tracking missiles at a target, even though its enemy has stealth features.<\/p>\n