F-22 Raptor FULL DEMO – Capt. Nic "Laz" Le Tourneau | NAS Oceana Air Show 2026 | Virginia Beach, VA
Description: ✈️ FEATURED PERFORMANCE:
The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team flies its full profile at the 2026 NAS Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Capt. Nic "Laz" Le Tourneau puts an unmodified, fully combat-capable Raptor through a maximum-power takeoff, a min-radius turn into the J-turn, a weapons bay door pass, the dedication pass, the power loop, a tail slide, a sub-90-knot high-alpha pass, the high-speed "Freedom's Thunder" pass, and the Hoover Pitch to finish.
SOURCE: https://www.jble.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/4435949/captain-nic-laz-le-tourneau/
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👨✈️ ABOUT THE PILOT:
Capt. Nicholas "Laz" Le Tourneau is the F-22 Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flying out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, with the 1st Fighter Wing. He leads the 13-member team and represents Air Combat Command at more than 20 air shows a year. A New York Mills, Minnesota native, he earned his private pilot's license at 18 after growing up at air shows, flew on the U.S. Air Force Academy Precision Flying Team, and graduated from the Academy in 2018. After pilot training at Laughlin AFB in the T-6 and T-38C, he flew operationally with the 27th Fighter Squadron, qualified as a Mission Commander and Instructor Pilot, and has logged more than 750 F-22 hours, including deployments to the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/F22DemoTeam
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/f22demoteam/
SOURCE: https://www.jble.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/4435949/captain-nic-laz-le-tourneau/
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🛩️ ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT:
The Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor is the Air Force's fifth-generation air dominance fighter, combining low observability, supercruise, thrust vectoring and integrated avionics. Its two Pratt & Whitney F119 engines let it cruise above Mach 1.5 without afterburner, and its thrust-vectoring nozzles and flight controls give it the low-speed, high-angle-of-attack control on display in this demo. In the air-to-air role it carries six AIM-120 AMRAAMs and two AIM-9 Sidewinders internally.
SOURCE: https://www.acc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/660143/f-22-raptor/
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📊 SPECIFICATIONS:
Length: 62 ft 1 in
Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in
Height: 16 ft 8 in
Max Weight: 83,500 lb
Max Speed: Mach 2 class, with supercruise
Ceiling: Above 50,000 ft
Range: More than 1,850 mi ferry range with two external wing tanks (1,600 nm)
SOURCE: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104506/f-22-raptor/
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⏱️ CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome & Pilot Introduction
01:22 Maximum Power Takeoff
02:23 Min-Radius Turn & J-Turn
04:17 Weapons Bay Doors
05:00 Dedication Pass
05:45 Vertical Roll & High-Alpha Flat Turn
07:24 Power Loop
08:36 Tail Slide
09:42 Slow-Speed High-Alpha Pass
11:32 Split-S & "Freedom's Thunder" High-Speed Pass
12:32 Hoover Pitch
17:00 Landing
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🌎 ABOUT THE AIRSHOW:
The NAS Oceana Air Show is held at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Navy's East Coast Master Jet Base. For more than 80 years the station has supported Navy and Joint forces, and today it handles about 600 flight operations a day across 17 squadrons and four Carrier Air Wings. The 2026 show ran September 19–20 and marked America's 250th anniversary. LiveAirShowTV carried the full show live on YouTube.
SOURCE: https://www.oceanaairshow.com/information/about-nas-oceana
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▶️ WATCH MORE:
Extreme Flight Demos playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIGyCOqVOSBQYG951kKAIbECiC4sYwZT
Full 2026 NAS Oceana Air Show replay, Day 1: https://youtu.be/bcUbkP7ukyk
📩 The Ramp Report, our free weekly air show newsletter: https://liveairshowtv.com/ramp-report/
🛒 Pilot Shop: https://liveairshowtv.com/pilot-shop
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The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team flies its full profile at the 2026 NAS Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Capt. Nic "Laz" Le Tourneau puts an unmodified, fully combat-capable Raptor through a maximum-power takeoff, a min-radius turn into the J-turn, a weapons bay door pass, the dedication pass, the power loop, a tail slide, a sub-90-knot high-alpha pass, the high-speed "Freedom's Thunder" pass, and the Hoover Pitch to finish.
SOURCE: https://www.jble.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/4435949/captain-nic-laz-le-tourneau/
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👨✈️ ABOUT THE PILOT:
Capt. Nicholas "Laz" Le Tourneau is the F-22 Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flying out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, with the 1st Fighter Wing. He leads the 13-member team and represents Air Combat Command at more than 20 air shows a year. A New York Mills, Minnesota native, he earned his private pilot's license at 18 after growing up at air shows, flew on the U.S. Air Force Academy Precision Flying Team, and graduated from the Academy in 2018. After pilot training at Laughlin AFB in the T-6 and T-38C, he flew operationally with the 27th Fighter Squadron, qualified as a Mission Commander and Instructor Pilot, and has logged more than 750 F-22 hours, including deployments to the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/F22DemoTeam
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/f22demoteam/
SOURCE: https://www.jble.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/4435949/captain-nic-laz-le-tourneau/
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🛩️ ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT:
The Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor is the Air Force's fifth-generation air dominance fighter, combining low observability, supercruise, thrust vectoring and integrated avionics. Its two Pratt & Whitney F119 engines let it cruise above Mach 1.5 without afterburner, and its thrust-vectoring nozzles and flight controls give it the low-speed, high-angle-of-attack control on display in this demo. In the air-to-air role it carries six AIM-120 AMRAAMs and two AIM-9 Sidewinders internally.
SOURCE: https://www.acc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/660143/f-22-raptor/
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📊 SPECIFICATIONS:
Length: 62 ft 1 in
Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in
Height: 16 ft 8 in
Max Weight: 83,500 lb
Max Speed: Mach 2 class, with supercruise
Ceiling: Above 50,000 ft
Range: More than 1,850 mi ferry range with two external wing tanks (1,600 nm)
SOURCE: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104506/f-22-raptor/
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⏱️ CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome & Pilot Introduction
01:22 Maximum Power Takeoff
02:23 Min-Radius Turn & J-Turn
04:17 Weapons Bay Doors
05:00 Dedication Pass
05:45 Vertical Roll & High-Alpha Flat Turn
07:24 Power Loop
08:36 Tail Slide
09:42 Slow-Speed High-Alpha Pass
11:32 Split-S & "Freedom's Thunder" High-Speed Pass
12:32 Hoover Pitch
17:00 Landing
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🌎 ABOUT THE AIRSHOW:
The NAS Oceana Air Show is held at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Navy's East Coast Master Jet Base. For more than 80 years the station has supported Navy and Joint forces, and today it handles about 600 flight operations a day across 17 squadrons and four Carrier Air Wings. The 2026 show ran September 19–20 and marked America's 250th anniversary. LiveAirShowTV carried the full show live on YouTube.
SOURCE: https://www.oceanaairshow.com/information/about-nas-oceana
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▶️ WATCH MORE:
Extreme Flight Demos playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIGyCOqVOSBQYG951kKAIbECiC4sYwZT
Full 2026 NAS Oceana Air Show replay, Day 1: https://youtu.be/bcUbkP7ukyk
📩 The Ramp Report, our free weekly air show newsletter: https://liveairshowtv.com/ramp-report/
🛒 Pilot Shop: https://liveairshowtv.com/pilot-shop
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