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Avoiding the radar

A stealth F-22 Raptor flies low over Clearwater on Saturday evening, April 9
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A stealth F-22 Raptor flies low over Clearwater on Saturday evening

A stealth F-22 Raptor flies low over Clearwater on Saturday evening, April 9. In fact, the aircraft was a model being flown over the field at Clearwater Secondary School on Saturday evening by Steve Malanka, a resident of Prince George.

 

Steve fliesLeft: Steve Malanka directs his F-22 model upwards after swooping low. Malanka was in town doing some testing of equipment at the sawmill in Vavenby. He says people should learn using a simulator first rather than risk flying their new model into the ground.

 

 

 

Below: Photo gives an impression of the approximate size of the homemade  model F-22 Raptor flown by Steve Malanka at the Clearwater Secondary School field. The battery at left gives several minutes of flight.

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