How fast is the F-22 jet fighter?

Answer 1

The F-22 hits mach 1.7 in supercruise and Mach 2.0+ with afterburners.

The United States' top fighter jet, the Lockheed Martin F-22, has recently required more than 30 hours of maintenance for every hour in the skies, pushing its hourly cost of flying to more than $44,000, a far higher figure than for the warplane it replaces, confidential Pentagon test results show.

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While the true top-speed of the F-22 is classified and secret, it can go "faster than" Mach 2.25 (2390 km/h 1485 mph) with afterburners. What's more important is that it can super-cruise at Mach 1.82 (1932 km/h 1043mph).

Super-cruising is more important because it enables you to go very fast without using afterburners (Which consumes an insane amounts of fuel for a relatively short velocity "boost"). Also, top speed is not very important because modern jets never operate at full speed- especially in combat. It's all about fast+high altitude cruising and good acceleration, both of which the F-22 "Raptor" is a master of.

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