Behold the F-22 Raptor doing its raptoring thing up high. Some wild slow-speed nose pointing capability here... pic.twitter.com/SqqEFVvGKB— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) February 28, 2018
The Warzone/The Drive: Watch This F-22 Raptor Execute A Mind-Blowing Inverted Somersault At Altitude
For the F-22 in particular, being able to quickly point its nose at an enemy aircraft even at low speed remains a highly valued capability.
Russia and its lineup of thrust vectoring fighters—namely modern Flanker derivatives like the Su-35—have certainly stolen the show when it comes to displaying extreme slow-speed maneuverability and other post-stall aerobatic feats. But the F-22, with its high thrust-to-weight ratio, huge control surfaces, and especially its two-dimensional thrust vectoring, can holds its own in this regard as well.
Case in point, this pretty damn amazing clip of an F-22 executing a big belly-first somersault at altitude. The jet seems to defy physics as its nose quickly changes from pointing one direction to the other.
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WNU Editor: That is something that you do not see everyday.
