COBI Building Set AF Lockheed F-22 Raptor (COBI-5855)

Product detailed description

Building set of the model of the American advanced 5th generation fighter aircraft Lockheed F-22 Raptor. The assembled model has a tilting cockpit cover for seating a pilot figure, adjustable rear control surfaces, and an opening bomb bay with a trio of Sidewinders missiles. The landing gear wheels are not retractable due to the model's design, but they can be easily removed. The model can be placed on a stand with a description, which is included in the package. The building set is manufactured under the official license of Lockheed Martin.

Number of figures: 1 pc
Dimensions after assembly: 28 x 39.5 x 11.5 cm
Scale: 1:48
Box dimensions (packaging): 45 x 28 x 7 cm
Number of bricks: 695 pcs
Package weight: 980 g
Recommended age: 9+
Bricks can be combined with another well-known brand: Yes
Material: Plastic
Collection: Armed Forces

Interesting facts:
When the US Air Force was looking for a successor to the F-15 fighter, it announced a competition in 1981 for the development of a fifth-generation fighter with sufficiently advanced capabilities to maintain air superiority for several decades.
The winning design came from a consortium of Lockheed, Boeing, and General Dynamics under the designation YF-22.
The aircraft was first presented to the public in 1997 and immediately caused a tremendous stir. Thanks to the extensive use of composite materials and the shape of the fuselage, it looked like something not from this planet.
In the same month, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Defense in Moscow with representatives of the Russian aviation industry in response to the presentation of the new American F-22. Intelligence services were tasked with gathering as much information as possible to begin developing their own 5th generation aircraft. Russian technology was hopelessly outdated, and it took another 13 years before the first flight of the Su-57 fighter took place.
Proof that the American fighter was ahead of its time is the fact that similar aircraft, whether of Russian or Chinese design, are more or less copies of the F-22.
The US government initially planned to produce 750 units, but with the end of the Cold War, the number was reduced several times to a final 195 aircraft.
The last one was produced in July 2011.
Since the development costs were divided among the 195 units produced, it is the most expensive fighter aircraft in human history.
The F-22 is literally packed with ultra-modern technologies, such as the APG-77 radar, fuselage detector with 30 antennas, AAR-56 warning system, and powerful Pratt & Whitney engine.
Exact specifications are still a state secret according to federal law H.AMDT-295.
Japan, Israel, and Australia also showed interest in modern fighters, but sales outside the USA were never approved.
The development of the F-22 successor is already underway under the designation NGAD. The first 3 prototypes of the 6th generation fighter were tested in 2023. Since everything is conducted under strict secrecy, no further information is available.

Technical parameters of the original:
Dimensions: wingspan 13.56 m, length 18.92 m, height 5.08 m
Empty weight: 19,700 kg
Maximum takeoff weight: 38,000 kg
Power unit: 2x Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 jet engine, each with a thrust of 156 kN
Fuel tank capacity: 8,200 kg + up to 11,900 kg in additional tanks
Maximum speed: 2,410 km/h
Maximum flight altitude: more than 20,000 m
Combat radius: 852 km
Integrated armament: 20 mm M61A2 cannon + 2x Sidewinder missile + 6x Amraams missile
Crew: 1