F-22C Raptor II

The F-22C Raptor II (F-22C ラプターⅡ) is an upgraded variant of the F-22A Raptor manufactured by General Resource Limited. It features a COFFIN cockpit and improved stability over its predecessor.

Description

Like most General Resource aircraft, the F-22C is very similar to its originator, the F-22A. Its glass canopy is removed and the aircraft is entirely enclosed to support the COFFIN interface. General Resource also reinstalled the airbrakes featured on the YF-22 Lightning II that were removed from the F-22A to lower its production costs. This increased the F-22C's stability.^[1]

Abyssal Dision flew a customized F-22C. This version of the aircraft featured a special black livery similar to his F-15S/MT Eagle+.

Its specifications are as follows:^[1]

Length: 18.92 m (62.1 ft)
Width: 13.56 m (44.5 ft)
Height: 5.05 m (16.6 ft)
Weight: 27,200 kg (60,000 lb)
Top speed:
- Japanese version: 2,856 km/h (Mach 2.3; 1,775 mph; 1,542 kn)
- International version: 3,681 km/h (Mach 3.0; 2,287 mph; 1,988 kn)
Armor: Normal

History

General Resource developed the F-22C some time prior to the Intercorporate War, and many General Resource Defense Force pilots commonly flew the F-22C, including ace pilot Abyssal Dision. Dision first used the aircraft in the war during GRDF's air raid against Neucom Incorporated's air base in the Waiapolo Mountains.^[2]^[3] Dision used it from this point until General Resource's attack on Petrol Coast,^[4] after which he flew the UI-4054 Aurora.

After some time other GRDF units began to use the F-22C, seeing use along the F/A-32C Erne.^[5]^[6] GRDF units began to replace the F-22C with the XFA-36A Game in the later stages of the war.^[7]

Game Analysis

Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere

"The F-22 was developed as a high performance fighter, able to cruise supersonically without afterburner but also dogfight in close combat with the highest level of maneuverability. The A model F-22 lacked a dedicated airbrake to keep down costs, but in order to further increase maneuverability when dogfighting, it was re-equipped on the C model."

― Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere - Namco Official Guide Book

"The F-22, which was developed as a next-generation fighter to replace the F-15, improved stealth performance by utilizing a diamond cross-section, and it could achieve supercruise (supersonic flight) without afterburners. Thus, the F-22 demonstrated excellent performance as both a stealth aircraft and an air superiority fighter. The F-22C aimed at further improving air combat capability by reinstalling airbrakes that were removed from the F-22 to reduce costs for mass production. As a result, this aircraft features the highest stability of all currently-deployed fighter planes."

― Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere - Mission & World View Guide Book^[1]

How to Unlock

Japanese version:
- General Resource: Available in missions 19–20, 22–23, and 25—28.
- Dision's personal version: Normally unobtainable, but can be made playable using the "deadcopy" save file found in Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere - Direct Audio/AppenDisc.