what's the difference of this two aircraft F-22 and F-35?

Question

why do we need both if they are almost similar?

F-35 is an aircaft to be use by aircaft carriers and the F-22 is for the USAF is this correct?

Answer 1

The F-22 is solely an air superiority fighter. The F-22A, the only version currently available, unlike the F-15E Strike Eagle, only engages in air-to-air combat, and is in the United States Air Force inventory. The F-22 was created to replace the aging F-15 as the new air superiority fighter well into the 21st century.

The F-35 is a multi-role strike aircraft. This was created to replace the Air Forces F-16, A-10, the Navy's F/A-18, and the Marines' F/A-18 and AV-8B Harrier.

The F-35 was designed to supplement the F-22, not work against it. The F-35 will host all air-to-ground strike missions as well as having 3 different variants to supply the Air Force, Navy, and Marines. The F-22, as stated before, is solely air-to-air. History has shown that trying to make one aircraft do it all is simply impossible. In other words, with todays technology, it is impossible to design an aircraft that can go mach 2, pull a 10g turn, have stealth capability, be an air superiority fighter, have air-to-ground strike capability, land on a aircraft carrier, and have VTOL capability. There are just too many compromises. On the other hand, having 8-10 different types of aging aircraft in the inventory makes maintenance costs sky rocket. Having two aircraft, each, for lack of a better word, perfect at what they do, it keeps maintenance costs down, as well as providing an all around aerial team that is second to none. These two aircraft alone will replace 5-6 aircraft, and do a better job.

In clonclusion, the F-22 and F-35 were not designed to be the same aircraft with the same capabilities. The F-22 was designed for the USAF as an air superiority fighter, and only an air superiority fighter. Not having the worry about carrier landings or carrying 2,000-lb bombs allows it to excell at air-to-air combat. The F-35 has 3 variants that allow it to accomodate to all three branches, and while it does not have the air-to-air comabt skills of the F-22 (still better than any other current aircraft), it has superb air-to-ground strike capability.

I hope this clears it up for you.

Answer 2

F-22 is a air superiority fighter able to maintain air dominance in the skies above a battlefield. The F-35 is a cheaper VTOL capable aircraft expected to take over the multirole missions (strike, CAS, defensive counter air) from the F-16,F-15, and A-10, and the Navy's Harrier and probably Marines Close Air Support assets. And unless it can carry as much as the A-10 and fit a big @$$ cannon it will be a poor showing in the CAS role. I also thing the F-35 is the first asset to be ordered by all three services that use aircraft at the same time.

Whatever people say, NOTHING can replace a A-10 and more of these beasts should be made.

Answer 3

The Boeing F22A Raptor is intended to replace the F15D Eagle as the Air Force Air Superiority Multiple Role Fighter while the Boeing F35 Lighting II is a Joint Strike Fighter for Navy and Marine aviation units. Other than they are in fact two different air frames of a similar configuration, the major difference is the F35 is a VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft like the USMC A8V-E Harrier Jump Jet. This allows the F35 to take off and land from conventional air field as well as tactical landing zones. The F22A is restricted to conventional air fields only.

Answer 4

The big difference is the F-35 can take off and land vertically like the AV-8 Harrier. Both are incredibly advanced aircraft without peer in the rest of the world. Both will fill niches that will take them well into this century. Much like the F-4, F-15, F-16, all of which were controversial in their cost, complexity and questionable value (do we need this now?), these 2 aircraft will be around for years and insure our pilots are flying the best aircraft in combat.

Answer 5

F-22 is an all-American fighter that is not meant to be exported, while F-35 is jointly developed by several countries for use in several countries in the US orbit.

Answer 6

The F35 is a smaller, less capable but cheaper aircraft.

Some idiots think the F35 is VTOL but only a minority of F35's will actually be equipped for VTOL (and even then they won't be able to take off vertically fully loaded), most of them will be CTOL (with the US Navy getting CATOBAR aircraft).

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Different designs for different missions. You cannot land a B52 on an aircraft carrier.

Answer 9

Really none both have problems.