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Old 06-23-2007, 00:13 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by IMUSTLEARN View Post
I heard numerous times that the F-22 is NOT more areodynamic that Su-30 but just has stealth, I saw on the History Channel that the F-22 only has stealth in it's wing edges, and tail not the entire airframe, is this true??
The Raptor has a very clean airframe, which leads to good aerodynamics. Don't know if it's more aerodynamic than the Su-30 or not. As for stealth, I'm not sure what you mean. Stealth isn't something you put on a plane, but a measure of the radar cross section of a plane. The Raptor is an all aspect stealth plane, meaning that it is stealthy (very low radar cross section) from front, sides, and rear.
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