Russian Stealth Fighter

[SurferLucas]

Just came up on FoxNews...say it's supposed to compete with the F-22...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584241,00.html

 

[mshunter]

Looks an awful lot like the F-22. More russian reverse enginerring?

 

[jynxyjoe]

And people wonder why the US is currently taking international buyers for the F-22.

 

[Dynasty22]

If it becomes legit, could it go to those who wanted the F-22?

 

[SeanD]

So much for keeping it a secret. Thank you $30 cell phone with 3.5 mega pixel camera.

 

[SurferLucas]

Looks an awful lot like the F-22. More russian reverse enginerring?

If you looked at the pictures of it in the article, from head on, it looks alot like the F-23 to me.

It does have an interesting wing design to it as well.

 

[Matt13C]

Russian jets always appear wider and thinner than American designs. The engines seem so far apart also.

 

[N519AT]

The F-22 has been flying for two decades? Aroo?

 

[MikeD]

The F-22 has been flying for two decades? Aroo?

Yeah, test flying since about '91, prior to being acquired.

 

[jynxyjoe]

The F-22 has been flying for two decades? Aroo?

First flight for the F-117 was 1981. That was our first stealth. Russia is only 29 years behind.

Anyway, when Russia copies the F-22 radar wake me up. If it's another 30 years don't wake me up.

 

[mooneyguy]

First flight for the F-117 was 1981. That was our first stealth. Russia is only 29 years behind.

Anyway, when Russia copies the F-22 radar wake me up. If it's another 30 years don't wake me up.

:yeahthat: lol yeah it's not hard to build an airframe, the real question is what are it's capabilities.

 

[jtrain609]

Russia didn't develop this by themselves.

They did it with the Indians, and both countries are interested in selling it to the highest bidder.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Russia didn't develop this by themselves.

They did it with the Indians, and both countries are interested in selling it to the highest bidder.

...now, do we need more F-22's?

 

[ppragman]

...now, do we need more F-22's?

Probably not... Unless they get sold to sketchy countries, but we won't fight the russians, or the indians, they both have macdonalds.

 

[jtrain609]

...now, do we need more F-22's?

We need something better than the F-22.

I imagine we already have a handful of operational squadrons of whatever that would be.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

We need something better than the F-22.

I imagine we already have a handful of operational squadrons of whatever that would be.

The A-10C

 

[jynxyjoe]

The A-10C

:yup:

 

[RumpleTumbler]

This picture of the instrument panel would indicate that even a Garmin 430 would be considered a muey bueno magnifico addition.

 

[ppragman]

We need something better than the F-22.

I imagine we already have a handful of operational squadrons of whatever that would be.

what I want to see developed is space tech, like "rods from god." Can you imagine the hurt you could put on an enemy airforce if you could decimate their entire airforce from orbit without a fight. If the technology was good enough you could take them out in flight from orbit.

 

[jtrain609]

You don't think it exists already?

I'm pretty confident that it does. Or I sure as crap hope it does.