I am not sure if there has been any assessment of the Russian T-50 in this forum. I would like to know the views of the defence Pros and any military aviation experts here ...
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The PAK-FA's engine nozzles are poorly designed to minimize IR signature. If they don't change that, it'll be lunch for IRST equipped aircraft. (Rafale and F-35.) So far, the PAK-FA looks maneuverable and the Russians have a good record of building very maneuverable aircraft. The photos I have seen are not high enough resolution to give me an idea of how well the skins joints are designed and built. The Russians do not have a good reputation with those though. The side of the PAK-FA is poorly designed, I would think it's RCS from the side is fairly large. I would guess the radar will be somewhat better than the Irbis-E radar the Russians are currently building. But, we don't have enough data to make any certain judgments about the radar on the PAK-FA. RAM coating on the PAK-FA a mystery. So, who knows on that issue.
Mark me down as impressed but not over-awed. My cautionary note would be the PAK-FA is going to have to deal with drones that make current fighters look like flying billboards before it ever gets to those fighters.
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We have a 36 page thread on PAK-FA..."We will go through our federal budget – page by page, line by line – eliminating those programs we don’t need, and insisting that those we do operate in a sensible cost-effective way." -President Barack Obama 11/25/2008
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And here it is. It's been discussed in great detail.
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/mil...k-fa-news.htmlNo One Kicks A$! Without Tanker Gas
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Originally posted by Phoenix10 View PostAnd here it is. It's been discussed in great detail.
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/mil...k-fa-news.html
EDIT: This thread has been re-opened due to a member request.Last edited by Julie; 04 Aug 11,, 20:34.
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Originally posted by ace009 View PostThanks ladies and gentlemen. I will look into that thread. Somehow when I searched the forum, I could not find it ...
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