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Reply With Quoteyou might be right about thatOriginally Posted by Andrey Egorov
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Or maybe Discovery mixed up 1000 km/h (0,82M) with M itself?
you might be right about that
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Last edited by bugs; 24 Dec 08, at 16:14.
I realize it's not straight, but the trailing edge is; and even wiki says it is of "moderate sweep", not enough to qualify it as a supersonic airfoil.
Last edited by Stitch; 24 Dec 08, at 16:52. Reason: Punctuation
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Ya, its not meant for supersonic flight, but may be it can do it, with possible damage to the airframe.
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True, but it might be enough to, maybe in a shallow dive, with an empty plane, to hit Mach 1...
That is not what the Blue Angle pilots were saying when they were discussing what a surprise flying the Su-25 was to them. They distinctly stated the Su-25 was capable of going faster than Mach 1.0.Or maybe Discovery mixed up 1000 km/h (0,82M) with M itself?
Adrian
OK, fine... maybe later in production supersonic capabilities were achieved. But it's clearly stated in that book, that 1 Mach is the last thing needed for this bird. Its 25mm titanium bathtub or 4 tons of loadweight are much more useful in attack dive.
Okay, so the Mach part is finally settled.
But how about A2A? I know that both are CAS aircraft, but SUPPOSE if both came up against each other, which one would be the better platform to be in? At least on paper/theoretically?
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I can think of at least one definite advantage the A-10 would have in a dogfight: it's canopy. The A-10's pilot has full 360º vision, unlike the Su-25.
Agreed. Just for arguments sake
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The A-10 or the Su-25 were not meant for A2A combat. The only purpose of heaters that each carry is for self-defense. In real world, none of these would knowingly engage each other or other aircraft(except may be choppers) unless threatened.
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He pretty much said that when he asked the question.
It's pretty cool when A-10 or Tornado guys chime in during an air-to-air shot debrief at Red Flag or something like that. Everybody's head turns when the Hog driver says, "Stop, valid for kill..." At that point an Aggressor pilot usually starts sliding down in his seat.
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