Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
Target for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
100 to 200fpm
Full marks for descent rate up to 200 fpm; under 100 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.
- Vref reference
- 142ktat 21,636 kg
- Tail-strike limit
- 14°this aircraft's own
- Ideal touchdown zone
- 200 to 500mpast the threshold
- G-force
- 1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve
The F-22 Raptor is a 5th-generation air-superiority fighter, twin engines, thrust vectoring, and approach handling that has more in common with an F-15 than with anything civilian. In MSFS, the F-22 is the flagship military add-on for many users; landing it well rewards energy management above all else.
Landing technique.
Approach at 165 KIAS, slowing to AOA-on-speed over the threshold (varies with weight).
Flare is minimal, the Raptor lands at high AOA and the touchdown is more of a controlled settle.
Land mains first, then ease the nose down. The nose strut is firm.
Drag chute deployment (if equipped in your sim variant) immediately after touchdown.
Aerobraking: hold the nose high after touchdown for 5 to 8 seconds to use wing drag before lowering the nose for wheel braking.
Common mistakes.
Approaching too slow, high AOA on the Raptor means significant induced drag; you'll need more power than expected.
Hard touchdowns from over-flaring at high AOA.
Letting the nose drop too aggressively, abuses the nose strut.
How its touchdown is scored.
The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.
No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.
For reference.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Model
- F-22
- Variant
- Raptor
- FAA approach category
- D
- MTOW
- 38,000 kg (83,776 lbs)
- Vref in flight
- Adjusted to the weight you land at
- MSFS source
- Payware (DC Designs/Bredok3D)
- Category
- Military Fighter / Combat Jet
Roundout recognizes it in a title that contains
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Read next
- How Roundout grades a landingThe composite formula behind every score.
- What “stabilized approach” actually meansThe gates, the criteria, the technique.
- Military Fighter / Combat Jet scoring thresholdsThe category curves applied to this airframe.
- Full scoring methodologyThe complete breakdown in Help.
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