Video of the Chinese Laptor
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Squashed F-22
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Re: Squashed F-22
Stealthy, apart from the jet nozzles.
Very long as well, most likely 4:3 aspect ratio photo's that they looked at and copied on 16:9 widescreen monitors
Very long as well, most likely 4:3 aspect ratio photo's that they looked at and copied on 16:9 widescreen monitors
Re: Squashed F-22
And the canardsStealthy, apart from the jet nozzles.
Its also rather large for a fighter is it not?
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steelsporran
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Re: Squashed F-22
According to the Times "... US intelligence failed to spot the rapid development of a new generation of Chinese fighter aircraft"
The stealth bit works then.
The stealth bit works then.
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Re: Squashed F-22
sure, it makes em easier to hittango234 wrote: Its also rather large for a fighter is it not?
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SkippyBing
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Re: Squashed F-22
There's nothing inherently un-stealthy about canards, without knowing details of their physical structure it's really just speculation. The exhausts on the other hand definitely aren't, although that's only a problem if you're running away!And the canards
Its also rather large for a fighter is it not?
Size isn't really a problem, the Su-27 is massive and seems to be pretty manoeuvrable, it may be a function of designing an aircraft to patrol such a vast country's airspace, you need somewhere to put enough fuel.
Re: Squashed F-22
Any self respecting rouge state will have a bit of choice now. This, or the Russian T-50...
Re: Squashed F-22
That J-10 looks a handy bit of kit. They'd better not pay any 'PR' visits to this area though (the Fens) - looks like a gust from one of our 'resident' Northerlies would have it over on its side! 
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