How Many Miles Per Gallon Does An F-22 Raptor Actually Get In Supercruise?
How efficient is an F-22 at Mach 1.5? The Raptor gets just 0.30 MPG in supercruise, but the number tells a bigger story.
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A Lockheed MartinF-22 Raptor in supercruise gets roughly 0.30 to 0.37 miles per gallon (0.127 to 0.157 kilometers per liter). That number sounds terrible until you ask what any other operational fighter burns to achieve the same speed: approximately 0.11 to 0.13 miles per gallon (0.047 to 0.055 kilometers per liter), using an afterburner.
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- 55 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 27, 2026
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- Antonio Di Trapani
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- Simple Flying