Air superiority, multirole
F-22 Raptor
A stealth air-dominance fighter combining supercruise, advanced avionics and high maneuverability for contested airspace.
- Maximum speed
- Mach2
- Service ceiling
- 50,000+ft
- Range
- 1,850+mi
- First flight
- 1997
Overview
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin and Boeing
- Country
- United States
- First flight
- Variant recorded
- F-22A
- Status
- In service
Engineering analysis
Aerodynamics
The F-22 combines aerodynamic shaping, digital flight controls and two-dimensional thrust vectoring. These keep it controllable and maneuverable at high angles of attack without giving up its low-observable planform.
Propulsion
Two F119-PW-100 engines, each in the 35,000-pound-thrust class, let the F-22 cruise above Mach 1.5 without afterburner. Supercruise gives it speed and range without the fuel cost of running the afterburner continuously.
Specifications
Dimensions and weights as published, with the basis of each figure.
F-22 Raptor dimensions and weights
| Parameter | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 62.1 ft18.9 m | |
| Wingspan | 44.5 ft13.6 m | |
| Empty weight | 43,340 lb19,660 kgApproximate | Approximate |
| Maximum takeoff weight | 83,500 lb37,870 kgApproximate | Approximate |
Published figures are shown as recorded. The figure under each one, in the other unit system, is converted by ORBIX and rounded to four significant figures or one decimal place, whichever is coarser. A figure with no qualifier is a published or nominal value.
Propulsion
The F-22 Raptor is powered by two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 low-bypass turbofans. Thrust figures in the table are per engine.
F-22 Raptor engines
| Engine | With afterburner | Type |
|---|---|---|
| F119-PW-1002 engines, Pratt & WhitneyLow-bypass turbofan | 35,000 lbf155.7 kNApproximate | Low-bypass turbofan |
Performance
Published figures for the baseline aircraft. Range depends on load and fuel, so it is a reference value rather than a mission figure.
F-22 Raptor performance
| Parameter | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum speed | Mach 2Approximate | Approximate |
| Range | 1,850+ mi2,977+ kmPublished minimum | Published minimum |
| Service ceiling | 50,000+ ft15,240+ mPublished minimum | Published minimum |
Range basis: ferry range with two external wing fuel tanks. A plus sign after a figure marks a published minimum.
History and variants
Each variant in the record in order of first flight, with its status. Variants with no first-flight date in the record come last.
F-22 Raptor variants by first flight
| Variant | Status | First flight | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-22AIn serviceFirst flight | In service | Single-seat production Raptor and the U.S. Air Force's operational F-22 variant. |
Photographs
F-22 Raptors of the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing taxiing on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, July 2025. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt. Public domain. Source file. 
F-22 Raptor cycling its weapons bay doors in flight at the Naval Air Station Oceana air show, September 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Edward I. Fagg. Public domain. Source file.
