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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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Formulating the Advanced Tactical Fighter |
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1 | (4) |
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Out with the Old and In with the New |
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2 | (1) |
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Air Superiority Fighter Rivalry |
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3 | (1) |
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Advanced Tactical Fighter Requirements |
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3 | (1) |
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Joint Advanced Fighter Engine Requirements |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (10) |
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5 | (1) |
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ATF Rollouts and First Flights |
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6 | (3) |
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Worlds Apart: The YF-22A and YF-23A in Contrast |
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9 | (2) |
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Comparing the ATF Powerplants |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (3) |
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The Winner-Take-All Fly-Off Competition |
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15 | (8) |
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The YF-22A versus the YF-23A |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (1) |
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The Navy Advanced Tactical Fighter |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (16) |
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F-22 Production Program Slowdown |
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23 | (2) |
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VISTA, T-33, and the 757 Flying Test Bed: F-22 Support Aircraft |
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25 | (3) |
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The F-22B Takes a Back Seat |
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28 | (1) |
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Rollout Ceremony and First Flight of Raptor 01: The Spirit of America |
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28 | (6) |
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F-22 Flight-Test Operations |
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34 | (1) |
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Subsequent Flight-Test Activities: Raptors 01 and 02 |
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35 | (3) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (36) |
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39 | (7) |
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46 | (3) |
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The Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Turbofan Engine |
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49 | (4) |
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Flight-Critical Avionics and Systems |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (3) |
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58 | (7) |
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65 | (7) |
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72 | (1) |
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The Landing and Arresting Gear |
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72 | (3) |
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The Eagle Meets the Bird of Prey |
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75 | (10) |
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The YF-22A versus the F-15C in Mock Air-to-Air Combat |
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75 | (1) |
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F-22 Program Directors, Managers, and Vice Presidents |
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76 | (9) |
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85 | (8) |
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85 | (2) |
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Who Will Operate the F-22 Raptor |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (3) |
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How Many F-22s Will Be Built |
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90 | (2) |
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How the Raptor is Expected to Perform When it Becomes Operational |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (12) |
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94 | (5) |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (4) |
| Appendix A: F-22 Specifications |
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105 | (2) |
| Appendix B: F-22 Production |
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107 | (2) |
| Appendix C: F-22 Chronology |
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109 | (12) |
| Bibliography |
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121 | (2) |
| List of Acronyms |
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123 | (4) |
| Index |
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