The world's most advanced stealth jet fighter, the F-22 Raptor, will bare its claws at the Australian International Airshow 2015.
A USA Air Force Raptor Display Team, consisting of two aircraft, two pilots and a full support crew will travel from its home base in Langley Virginia.
At Avalon the F-22 will perform a high energy handling display and be available for up close inspection on the ground.
This amazing hi-tech aircraft is one of the "must see" attractions at the coming airshow.
By any standards the Raptor is an awesome piece of military hardware.
In terms of speed, maneuverability, stealthiness and its ability to strike the enemy this state of the art jet is without peer.
The F-22 can deliver a fearsome array of ordinance including missiles, guided bombs and high powered cannon fire.
The aircraft’s shape and the use of radar absorbent materials make it difficult to detect and track by radar. It is also designed to have low radio, heat and noise emissions and is difficult to see with the naked eye.
The aircraft is powered by two massive Pratt and Whitney turbofans that each generate more than 15,000 kilograms of thrust.
The aircraft can "supercruise" at almost twice the speed of sound without engaging its afterburners.
With a price tag of about $400-million per unit, the Raptor is one of the most expensive warplanes ever built.
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Its appearance at the Avalon-based event, like all other military aircraft scheduled to attend, will depend on operational demands at the time.
The F-22s will be just a part of a large and highly impressive United States contingent at the Avalon-based event.
The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition will be staged at Avalon Airport 24 February to 1 March.
The event is open to the public from the afternoon of Friday 27 February and all day Saturday and Sunday.
