Success Rate of SAMs

[Shadowsided]

Operationally the Raptor should spend at least 90% of it's time above the weather.

WAY above the weather. Aint too many storm clouds at 60,000 plus feet. :)

Very True which most Raptor detractor's fail to know as well as the pathetic garbage some Russians provide about the weather degrading their stealth ability.
Look what this retard Dima posted on ATS page 4, the politicsforum link. The one talking in the link is far more retarded. http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread355/pg4
http://www.politicsforum.org/soviet/viewtopic.php?t=501
Like I said ****ing retarded.

[Bill]

the Raptor barely uses any RAM it doesn't need it. Besides wouldn't the water just come off at the high alttiude not to mention it's way above clouds.

Operationally the Raptor should spend at least 90% of it's time above the weather.

WAY above the weather. Aint too many storm clouds at 60,000 plus feet. :)

[Shadowsided]

the Raptor barely uses any RAM it doesn't need it. Besides wouldn't the water just come off at the high alttiude not to mention it's way above clouds.

[Shadowsided]

Small amounts of things is usually a good idea, unless you are talking about Cheetos. ;)


If you feel the need...

Most of us - myself at the top of the list - have posted in anger before and ended up looking rather silly after the fact.

Then we wondered why we couldn't have waited a few minutes, cooled off, and re-typed what we were really thinking, and THEN hit "Send".

Good idea if im angry im gonna wait a bit. :)

[canoe]

Will 5th gen planes like the Raptor see their stealth hampered by rain or have they worked out a way to dodge that problem?

I can't say for certain given I don't know exactly what type of RAM is being used on the F22 but I beleive most of the current gen RAM coatings are affected alot less by water and condensation.

An old 1980s-era 1st gen stealth F-117 which flew the exact same path for half a week, left it's bomb bay open, got wet in rain, and had over a dozen missiles fired randomly in its direction.

This thread about SAMs has turned into a picture war of who can get the most pictures of Russian(If poster is American) or American(If poster is Russian/Russia fan) aircraft wrecked.

Will 5th gen planes like the Raptor see their stealth hampered by rain or have they worked out a way to dodge that problem?

[TopHatter]

I guess i went too far I should've only posted a pic or 2.

Small amounts of things is usually a good idea, unless you are talking about Cheetos. ;)

Tophatter how much time do i have???? Sorry guys I think I should take a break from these forums and learn a little anger management.

If you feel the need...

Most of us - myself at the top of the list - have posted in anger before and ended up looking rather silly after the fact.

Then we wondered why we couldn't have waited a few minutes, cooled off, and re-typed what we were really thinking, and THEN hit "Send".

[Shadowsided]

Yea i know fighter planes of both the US and Russia crash often but i kinda got pissed off. I guess i went too far I should've only posted a pic or 2. Tophatter how much time do i have???? Sorry guys I think I should take a break from these forums and learn a little anger management.

[TopHatter]

An old 1980s-era 1st gen

Actually 1970s-era.
Didn't you see the pimped-out pink faux-fur interior, miniature disco ball, kicking' stereo system (that exceeded the cost of the aircraft itself) thick-padded vinyl-RAM top, and naturally the custom hydraulic suspension (for impressing the groundcrew hotties back at Holloman)?

[hello]

what kind of stealth plane is this??

An old 1980s-era 1st gen stealth F-117 which flew the exact same path for half a week, left it's bomb bay open, got wet in rain, and had over a dozen missiles fired randomly in its direction.

This thread about SAMs has turned into a picture war of who can get the most pictures of Russian(If poster is American) or American(If poster is Russian/Russia fan) aircraft wrecked.

[Bill]

Looks like stealth wreckage to me.

I wonder how they found it????

LOLOLOL.

[TopHatter]

what kind of stealth plane is this??

That all depends on what kind of question you are asking.

[fox_hound153]

what kind of stealth plane is this??

[TopHatter]

I have no idea why its nessessary to flood the entire thread with pics of Russian aircraft crashing at an airshow.

Neither do I, which is why the clock is ticking.

[hello]

I sense anti americanism. Two can play at that game.

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It's quite a shame Russian Ac keep crashing. I'd rather watch it at home on my tv so I don't lose my life.
However great parachutes/ejection seats!! Envied across the world!!

Please stop with the anti american images. Scroll up and down for more.

You posted 4 repeats of all but the first 3 pictures. All aircraft keep crashing, not only Russian ones. Even an F-22 crashed once, in a glitch while it was trying to land.