F-22 Deployment flight times.

[HellTriX]

So just doing some rough math form some of the places the F-22s would leave from and arrive at their new deployment areas. Why is it taking them 10 hrs to do this flight? That's roughly 350mph to 450mph. Even air liners fly faster than this normally. They could super cruise but I would imaging flying supersonic even with super-cruise does use more fuel then sub-sonic I'd still think they could cruise at 550-650mph in a decent fuel conserving cruise? Another variable could be them flying with a tanker.

Can anyone elaborate on this?

ty

 

[lobbie111]

So just doing some rough math form some of the places the F-22s would leave from and arrive at their new deployment areas. Why is it taking them 10 hrs to do this flight? That's roughly 350mph to 450mph. Even air liners fly faster than this normally. They could super cruise but I would imaging flying supersonic even with super-cruise does use more fuel then sub-sonic I'd still think they could cruise at 550-650mph in a decent fuel conserving cruise? Another variable could be them flying with a tanker.

Can anyone elaborate on this?

ty

Well, I imagine its flying with a tanker, in addition to testing and workup exercises to get the pilots in tune with the aircraft...