From the Cockpit

Hold onto your hat! The F-22 Raptor will blow you away!

July 15, 2010

Can you hear the roar?  Can you feel the rumble?  In less than two months, the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team will thunder into Sacramento headlining this year’s show.  The F-22 Raptors will literally take your breath away.

The sheer power, acceleration, and thrust-vectoring capabilities of the Raptor are truly mind-boggling. It defies the laws of physics.  Most people have never had the honor to see the world’s only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft, thus the Raptor’s airshow routine leaves a lasting first impression that most people never forget. The demonstration truly highlights the maneuverability and air dominance of this new fighter engineered by the aviation experts of Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney and the US Air Force.  Its stealth, speed, agility, precision and situational awareness make it overwhelmingly effective in its combined air-to-air and air-to-ground mission capability.  Once you see and experience this amazing fighter jet, it will solidify the fact that the United States has truly created a new generation of aircraft.

But don’t worry; the show certainly doesn’t stop there.  We will have something for everyone and every age – from colorful entertainment and aerobatics soaring overhead to live bands and a Kids Zone with interactive, educational exhibits – it’s shaping up to be the best show yet.

A friend recently commented to me that at least once a year, everyone needs to do something or see something that takes your breath away. I would agree and can’t wait until September to do just that.  Will we see you at the Airshow?  What part of the show takes your breath away?