Miramar Air Show 2012 - F/A-22 Raptor and P-51 Heritage Flight

New this year at the Miramar Air Show 2012 was the USAF F/A-22 Raptor - and it was pretty much the star of the show. In addition to the (mostly) high-speed tactical demonstration, they also did a heritage flight alongside a P-51 Mustang.

Here's a view of the Raptor with its weapons bays open.

By the way, I have not changed the angle (or tilted my camera) on any of these or the other air show photos. If you see an aircraft heading straight up (or down) that really is the direction it's traveling relative to the ground.

Not only can this aircraft fly incredibly fast, it can also fly at relatively slow speeds - in this case pacing a P-51 Mustang for the Heritage Flight.

Time to break off and head back for a landing.

Click here to see more images of the USAF F/A-22 Raptor at the 2012 MCAS Miramar Air Show.