Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26257239-20151106015520

I was wondering a few things. First, what are the tiny flaps on the top of the F-22A's fuselage used for? Are they tiny, stealthier versions of the air brake found on aircraft like the F-15 and the Su-27? Second, why do the missiles stored in the F-22A's central missiles bay slide of their launchers instead of being punched out downwards like this ? Isn't that what's supposed to happen?

Anyways, thanks to anyone who answers my questions, these are just a few things that have been bugging me for a while. 