F-22 Raptors at Langley

Dew, i just checked out your gallery. You are the king of airshows. Period. When is the next NAS Oceana airshow? I should check that out since i love the F14 and F18E

Gee thanks mumbles! The next Oceana 'show is in September (8th -10th). Although it's not clear yet whether the Tomcat will be flying at the show or not....

"2006 marks the last year that this storied Fighter will be in service to her country. The Tomcat Sunset ceremony is scheduled for September 21st, 2006 and will mark the occasion of the final active F-14 being retired. There has been a massive amount of interest concerning the presence of the F-14 at the 2006 NAS Oceana Air Show and this link is intended to provide you with the most up-to-date information as to the possibility that "The Big Fighter" may show her claws one more time.

The VF-31 Tomcatters are the last F-14 Tomcat squadron and will remain an operational Fighter Squadron until the end of September 2006. The Oceana Air Show Team is working diligently to determine what level of participation is possible at the show and whether it will be static display or actually flying. We will endeavor to update this link monthly with the latest information, but please bear in mind that world events can easily change whatever plan is in place, so it’s impossible to make any promises at this point. As always, our fingers are crossed."
from http://www.oceanaairsh​ow.com/tomcat.php

There will of course be plenty of F/A-18 action too amongst others!

I will certainly be there this year. Maybe i'll see you there. Last year of the tomcat, i can't say no to that.

Real nice shots of the Raptor F-22!!!

I used to live near Langley. Sure brings back memories!

best declassified plane, maybe, it's between that and the JSF. raptor is the better flier, JSF is just more useful though. i've seen some pretty funky airplanes while growing up in new mexico, so i can tell you for certain they have airplanes you've never seen before (when i was about 7, i saw one that was at least the size of a 747, but shaped like a concord, coolest looking thing at the time)

got to say, those are some nice pictures of a great plane

Nice shots....can't wait to see it this year for myself