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The F-22 Raptor is one of the best fighters in the Ace Combat series, stat-wise. It is the main aircraft on the cover for most of the series (such as 04, X, Joint Assault and Assault Horizon). F-22 variants (such as the F-22C Raptor II or the FB-22 Concept) have been featured in all Ace Combat games with the exception of Air Combat Arcade, Ace Combat Advance and Ace Combat: Northern Wings. It is a stealth fighter aircraft that was intentionally built to replace the F-15C Eagle. Due to its exceptional maneuverability and speed, the F-22 is considered to be one of the best aircrafts in the world. The F-22 is the flagship plane for almost every Ace Combat game so far, and the F-22A is also the main aircraft of several aces in the Ace Combat series.

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The F-22 was first flown as the YF-22 in September 29, 1990 as part of the ATF program along with the YF-23A Black Widow II. After a hard-fought fly off, the F-22 was declared the winner in August 1991. The main production version of the F-22 Raptor (also known as the Lightning II, Rapier and SuperStar until April 9, 1997) first flew on September 7, 1997. This version entered service in December of 2005. Its primary role is as an Air Superiority fighter, similar in effect to the F-15C Eagle that it was slated to replace. At one point it was to have a carrier based variant similar to the swept-wing F-14 Tomcatfor the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford as seen in some pictures and articles. The F-22A was also known as the F/A-22 for a short time due to the fact that the Raptor has a secondary ground-attack role. However, the name changed back to F-22A on September 12, 2005. One of the best traits of the F-22A Raptor is its advanced AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar, which can detect enemy aircraft and missile launches as well as jam incoming hostile missiles; with its 2300 transmitters it is stronger than any other radar. Its standard supercruise speed is Mach 1.5, or around 1225 miles per hour, but it has been able to reach a top cruising speed of Mach 1.8. Its true top speed is still classified. It also has superb agility due to its high thrust-to-weight ratio, high angle of attack, low wing loading, advanced "fly-by-wire" control (the system enabling control over light combat aircraft), and thrust vectoring nozzles like F-15S/MTD. The missiles on the the aircraft are stored in internal weapon bays: two under the wing root that can store two AIM-9X Sidewinder missles each and one under the fuselage that can store six AIM-120C/D AMRAAMs or a variety of air to ground munitions, such as members of the JDAM family, like the GBU-38 500 lb JDAM, or the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb.

"This ultimate stealth fighter is the pride of the U.S. Armed Forces. Aside from flight performance, it has top class acceleration performance and a two-dimensional thrust deflect nozzle which also gives it outstanding maneuverability. Its preemptive strike power, called "first look, first shoot, first kill," is fitting for an aircraft with the name "Raptor," the master of the skies.

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―Hangar description in Ace Combat Assault Horizon.

The description states it clear as the best fighter aircraft in real world.