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Saturday, April 25, 2009

F-22 Raptor ready to shine at Air Power over Hampton Roads

F-22 RaptorThe sleek silhouette of the F-22 Raptor is a familiar sight over the Peninsula. Starting tonight, taxpayers can see exactly what they're buying for $143 million a pop.

The F-22 demonstration team will take center stage at the Air Power over Hampton Roads air show. Maj. Dave "Zeke" Skalicky of the First Fighter Wing will put the aircraft through its paces with a show at 6:30 p.m. tonight and another on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

He'll have to share the limelight this weekend with the famed Air Force Thunderbirds, a squadron of F-16s. But he didn't sound disappointed, calling the F-22 "the world's most advanced fighter aircraft."

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