Grizzly – they aren’t mate. It’s not mere speculation. About two or three editions ago in AFM or AI – at the back of it. Max Moga was interviewed about being demo pilot. He stated that the jet was currently not being used to its maximum performance – relating to low altitude. He said that by the time he became demo pilot – the F-22 hadn’t even had its full FCS code for low level – airshow maneuvers – programed in. In fact it is still not fully programed – while it is being increased incrementally. This according to him was all due to the budget. The F-22 is not an airshow performer. Its a machine of war – and the USAF didn’t see the need to expand its envelope in the low/slow domain up till now – as the budget simply wasn’t there initially. This is supported by the Su – boys who said over at steve trimbles blog while at Farnborough – they believed the FCS had yet to be fully exploited! While they believe in time it will be – eventually. Another thing Moga said was – there were maneuvers and states of agility that the F-22 can achieve easily – yet he is not allowed to display them. He claimed there are certain aerodynamic stunts that are operationally cleared – yet the top brass won’t allow him to display them at airshows. He said he hopes to incorporate them in future displays – eventually. Simply put – there are aspects of the F-22 display that aren’t deemed displayable by the USAF. So to conclude: the F-22 is not being displayed to its maximum performance – but perhaps in the future it will be.
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Lovely Wendie99
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