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avon1944 · 05-12-2008, 03:44 AM

The answer is yes, the real question is when! There is far more to the F-22A than stealth. The F-22A is being trained to excel in a world when it no longer has stealth.
The F-22A is going through an upgrade program every three or so years, so the technical advantage it has, it will maintain!

Actually, a fair amount is known about the F-22A. The USAF has to sell the program to Congress and they release information in that effort. Those trying to defeat or stop the F-22 program are also releasing as much information as they can in an effort to accomplish that. To those on the outside (you, me and, the rest of the world) it is just information.
What you don't get is the means to accomplish the task. It is nice to know the amount of thrust the engines produce but, what is the efficiency of the engines. How much thrust per unit of fuel is generated?
One problem Russia has is depending on the West to get the latest in micro-circuits. Yes, getting signal processor circuits from Texas Instruments (TI) is great but, what happens if America, Japan, or Europe cuts off the supply? How much information is available on circuits to be designed three or four years from now? If you have to wait until TI, Intel, Motorola, Sony, etc. announces the new circuits, puts your designs behind. Compared with organizations like the USAF, USN, etc. that have access at an earlier time to this sort of information.
The stealth materials are something that are also in an evolution, some of the materials first used on the F-22 have been improved and that process will continue.
The USS Seawolf and F-22A programs are the extreme high tech no expense spared to get the absolute best technology can provide. The USS Virginia and the F-35 programs are designed to take many of these technologies and discover more inexpensive ways of accomplishing the same task.
To my knowledge, the PAK-FA is not a direct competitor to the F-22. That the direct competitor to the F-22 still has not been started yet. The PAK-FA will have some abilities that will bridge the generation 4.5 and the 5th generation air craft.

Adrian

05-12-2008, 03:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
avon1944 Patron Join Date: 04-26-05 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 267	RE: Dose Russia has the capability built a stealth fighter that cans mach F-22 The answer is yes, the real question is when! There is far more to the F-22A than stealth. The F-22A is being trained to excel in a world when it no longer has stealth. The F-22A is going through an upgrade program every three or so years, so the technical advantage it has, it will maintain! Actually, a fair amount is known about the F-22A. The USAF has to sell the program to Congress and they release information in that effort. Those trying to defeat or stop the F-22 program are also releasing as much information as they can in an effort to accomplish that. To those on the outside (you, me and, the rest of the world) it is just information. What you don't get is the means to accomplish the task. It is nice to know the amount of thrust the engines produce but, what is the efficiency of the engines. How much thrust per unit of fuel is generated? One problem Russia has is depending on the West to get the latest in micro-circuits. Yes, getting signal processor circuits from Texas Instruments (TI) is great but, what happens if America, Japan, or Europe cuts off the supply? How much information is available on circuits to be designed three or four years from now? If you have to wait until TI, Intel, Motorola, Sony, etc. announces the new circuits, puts your designs behind. Compared with organizations like the USAF, USN, etc. that have access at an earlier time to this sort of information. The stealth materials are something that are also in an evolution, some of the materials first used on the F-22 have been improved and that process will continue. The USS Seawolf and F-22A programs are the extreme high tech no expense spared to get the absolute best technology can provide. The USS Virginia and the F-35 programs are designed to take many of these technologies and discover more inexpensive ways of accomplishing the same task. To my knowledge, the PAK-FA is not a direct competitor to the F-22. That the direct competitor to the F-22 still has not been started yet. The PAK-FA will have some abilities that will bridge the generation 4.5 and the 5th generation air craft. Adrian