i don't think the Russians have female pilots yet so no hot bunking...
Posted on 08/23/2014 7:47:26 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
If aircraft are supposed to stand still vertically while fighting, then the SU-27 wins hands down.
Clubbing baby seals referred to the F-35. The F-35 was never intended to be an air superiority fighter, thus such a description was apt.
The F-22 will chew up an SU-27 with no problem, and the F-15 current generation will match it stride for stride.
We should all expect that much from... Ukies.
But again, I'm still pointing out relevance to 20th Century tech and capabilities, not current.
I wonder if they ever thought about putting one of those movable thrust nozzles on an F-15?
A 4 year old video from a russian source, liberals damning the acft., and I’ll bet they weren’t “simulating” the actual capabilities of the F35.
Btw, what part of STRIKE don’t people get? It’s like the F117 all over again. It was only designated a fighter based on it’s size and the SALT treaty that was in effect at the time.
Yet critics damned the aircraft without even having the first clue what it really was...a STRIKE aircraft.
I believe “clubbing baby seals” it was attributed to the whole team... Granted, JSF is the turkey... but they cancelled the F-22 for the JSF... and apparently won’t consider anything less than 5th Gen stealth fighters... when a couple tried and true F-15Es... or maybe the Silent Eagles would suffice... for a lot less money.
OR...
We can elect leaders that won’t thrust us into wars with China and Russia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-34
The Su-34’s most distinctive feature is the unusually large flight deck. Much of the design work went into crew comfort. The two crew members sit side by side in a large cabin, with the pilot-commander to the left and navigator/operator of weapons to the right in NPP Zvezda K-36dm ejection seats. An advantage of the side by side cockpit is that duplicate instruments are not required for each pilot. Since long missions require comfort, the pressurization system allows operation up to 10,000 metres (32,800 ft) without oxygen masks, which are available for emergencies and combat situations.[36] The crew members have room to stand and move about the cabin during long missions.[37][38] The space between the seats allows them to lie down in the corridor, if necessary.[36] A toilet and a galley are located behind the crew seats.[36][37]
I don’t think they bothered to include “thrust vectoring” tech on the F-15 since it was being incorporated into the F-22, but I could be mistaken.
FYI, they have now incorporated some stealth tech into the latest F-15 variant (F-15E Silent Eagle).
Man, alive... I started out in the thread talking about the Silent Eagle... I wish Boeing could have sold it.
It will have customers, but that particular derivative will probably see few buyers.
We need ships that can project power as well and instead they are ruining the Navy with these Littoral combat ship floating turds. They would be better off and cheaper modernizing the Iowa class to project power, or the Virginia class cruisers which performed admirably at ASW warfare. You can’t design a military machine that can do everything well (F35, LCS, Stryker etc). This has been a failure every time it’s been attempted. Don’t get me started on the retiring of the A-10, and F-14.
a toilet AND galley??
What no stewardess?
i don't think the Russians have female pilots yet so no hot bunking...
Fascinating, so how many squadrons do we have now?
Come on, speak up, you were talking about all those upgrades, so how many new "Silent Eagles" have been added to the Air Force?
I found this one to be more relevant to the thread.
AND MUCH MORE FUN
SU-27 and F-15 Dogfight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIWWNxF1DQ
l just don't like posting new threads on VERY old news especially when it most likely has been covered already... because Freepers don't miss much! I actually thought of this because a coworker sent this to me a few days ago and I thought it was current news... but it is from 2010.
What was the purpose and intent of your post taking into account the vein in this specific thread?
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