Design of the Century: F22-A Raptor

The design that I believe is amazing is the F-22a Raptor fighter jet. This is truly an astonishing piece of work. This craft technology was made 4 years ahead of its time. It is a fifth generation model and hos been in production for 16 years. It is now the number one fighter/stealth plane used in the air force. It is a one-man fighter, with a maximum speed of mach 2 (2,132 km/h). It also carries enough ammunition (cannon and missiles) to take on an entire military base, or equivalent to 10 other fighters and 8 armored tanks. This aircraft was so popular that it was used in recent movies, such as Live Free or Die Hard and Transformers (Starscream). The F-22a is superior to all other fighter and stealth planes. Although this piece of machine is $117 million per craft, it is still the number one aircraft in the world. I admire the craftsman ship of it, especially the slick design and curvature of the craft, it is definitely a modern/futuristic design. I quite fancy the curvature of the wings and the jet engine and where the missiles are stored and how it opens up to launch the missiles. This is truly a remarkable design and have made an excellent fighting machine.