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To: donozark

the Su-35S is an older design than our F-35, but a more useful fighter and ground attack jet. The 35S can maneuver better, carry more ordnance and has a cannon with more rounds. The F-35 is more stealthy, but advances in radar are lessening that advantage. The F-35 has more advanced electronics, but these need a lot of debugging. The F-35 costs much more per plane, so we can’t afford very many. The F-35 has a short take off variant, but still is a turkey. The US should regard the F-53 as a design trial, learn from it and move on to a new design competition for fifth generation jets.


8 posted on 02/03/2016 8:25:01 AM PST by RicocheT (Only a few prefer liberty--the majority seek nothing more than fair masters. Sallust, Histories)
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To: RicocheT

Should have continued to make the F-22, that plane beats all others in air to air combat for the most part.


9 posted on 02/03/2016 8:51:02 AM PST by the_individual2014
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To: RicocheT

The bit about the SU-35’s cannon is not right. It carries as much as all Russian supersonic fighters: 150 rounds, which is less than what the F-35 carries.


10 posted on 02/03/2016 8:44:45 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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