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Its the answer to our F-22, which is far and above the undisputed king of the sky. No one else has anything that can come anywhere near it in a dog fight. And it makes a hell of a ground pounder, too.
No one else has anything that can come near it in a dogfight.
Manuverability is almost moot point. We will never dog fight again. And the chanses of out manuvering a modern ATA and some GTA missile is pretty low.
article said:while there is a number of counter and counter-counter measures to make the modern missiles with claims of inescapable parameters redundant by using ‘chaff’ and other active/passive measures, a ‘gun kill’ is invariably a most certain kill. The pilots invariably begin honing their tracking and combat skills under such close combat situations.”
Hell nation on nation wars are just about done too. What role does a stealth plane play in an insurgency? I'd be more excited to see an improved A-10 to go along with it.
Sukhoi's 4.5 gen designs with 3d thrust vectoring & canard wings are more maneuverable than the f22.
It looks like this new fighter will not have the same maneuverability as the 4.5 gen SU37 (or even the SU30MKI), however it does appear to have a much stealthier design.
As Drake stated, maneuverability is damn near moot with the F22. It supposedly has a radar signature of a small bird, and the radar it puts out will track a target before its even in viewing range of the pilot.
Manuverability is almost moot point. We will never dog fight again. And the chanses of out manuvering a modern ATA and some GTA missile is pretty low.
Hell nation on nation wars are just about done too. What role does a stealth plane play in an insurgency? I'd be more excited to see an improved A-10 to go along with it.
Read what I wrote above your post.
Also - Now that the Russians have their own version of the F22 (the t-50), neither pilot will be able to see the other.
If you cannot see an f22 on your radar screen (and are unable to get a radar/infared lock due to design countermeasures), you must shoot it down with a gun.
You guys should stick to hondas.
Um ok... all I said was the F22 will track targets before even remotely being anywhere near danger. I seriously doubt it'll come down to gun fighting ever, because Russia won't be attacking the US anyway. Close combat dog fighting with guns died after WWII.
article said:Among the several factors resulting in this disparity was a lack of realistic ACM training. USAF pilots were not versed in the core values and basics of ACM due to the belief that BVR (Beyond Visual Range) engagements and equipment made maneuvering combats obsolete, and nearly all pilots were unpracticed in maneuvering against dissimilar aircraft because of an Air Force emphasis on flying safety.
i would use that term very lightlyoh and they're our ally anyway.
they already did that once during the cold warHell maybe Russia will end up spending itself to death on gold plated projects like we are. Then dog fighting will be out dated.