The flight demonstration was nothing short of spectacular! The thrust vectoring nozzles really enhance the maneuverability. Watching the flight control system work during the tail slide was mind boggling- every flight control surface was "twitching" as the F-22 started sliding backwards.
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On one of the final passes in front of the airshow crowd, Gene Soucy and Teresa Stokes wave to the crowd. The "Showcat" bi-plane fills the air with the classic radial engine sound while the smoke generator paints the aerobatic trail.
This is a screen shot of the Applied Magic "Epic" editor during the F-22 Raptor edit on 15 June, 2007.
The F-22 joined the classic P-51 and F-15 Heritage Flight on Sunday at the California Capital Airshow 2007.