"It's difficult to see, but it appears Raptor AIM-9 launcher opens the bay doors and articulates the missile out into the airstreams and holds it there to allow AIM-9 seeker head acquisition."
"The new Lockeed-Martin F-22A Fighter Plane tactical use issues (never mind F-35, as they are too numerous to warrant discussion) may be:
1) Primary main weapon range / Newton's second law of motion.
2) ECM detection of mid-course update transmission(s) for main weapon.
3) Thermal signature(s) of platform & main weapon.
4) Daylight/Moonlight contrail(s) of platform & main weapon.
5) Super-cruise only at high altitude / Afterburning turbo-jet like engines.
6) Kinematics
7) Detect Radar Resolution Filtration
Reason(s):
1) Primary main weapon range / Newton's second law of motion:
Primary weapon is a medium-range-class missile."
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