An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system
&gt;&gt; is needed to make the Raptor&#x27;s super maneuverability a reality.<p>The term is &quot;Supermaneuverability&quot;... all one word.  This is characterized as post-stall, sometimes called &quot;non-aerodynamic&quot; controlled flight.  In short, it means the aircraft remains under pilot control even after the flow has separated from the wing (aka a stall).<p>The 22 is not considered supermaneuverable by many.  It can use thrust vectoring and some fly-by-wire tricker to ape supermaneuverability but it pales in comparison to many russian aircraft.  The 22&#x27;s wing becomes very unpredictable in stall, hence the need for all the fly by wire.  It was meant for flying fast in a strait line, and for stealth.  It was never meant for things like Kobras or Kulbits.  That it could eventually do them was an afterthought.  The Russian aircraft have wings designed for slow speed&#x2F;high AOA maneuverability.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kulbit" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kulbit</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Jks6TTFsglk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Jks6TTFsglk</a><p>Kulbit &#x2F; Chakra at about 05:20 and again at 06:20.  Note how slow&#x2F;tight the show is.  An f-22 could never perform repeated maneuvers like this in such a confined space.