I just finished "the life and times of the thunderbolt kid" by Bill Bryson and now I read "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell," which is really getting fascinating and spooky (alternate reality thing set in a great britain where magin works.

I agree completely. I've studied military craft extensively as a hobby (wanted to be a pilot when I was young, but don't have 20/20 vision) and I can say that of all the fighters I've seen, the F/A-22 is the most impressive. A lot of thought and work went into this craft, and it's truly worthy as a 5th generation fighter. People compare it to the Eurofighter Typhoon a lot, and while that's a nice fighter in its own right, it just doesn't come close to the Raptor.

Also shown in the video is the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which is also a beautiful design in my eyes, except for completely different reasons. It's a monster of a plane, and it can take a ton of damage without going down, while dealing a ton of damage to ground targets. And despite that, it's relatively inexpensive.