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To: sukhoi-30mki
Sukhoi PAK FA T-50 at MAKS airshow

20 posted on 09/30/2014 9:51:26 AM PDT by Bobalu (Hashem Yerachem (May God Have Mercy)
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To: Bobalu; All
Nice photo.

Here is an assessment of PAK FA/T-50/SU-50 from Dr Carlo Kopp and Peter Goon, Air Power Australia in 2010.

"The available evidence demonstrates at this time that a mature production PAK-FA design has the potential to compete with the F-22A Raptor in VLO performance from key aspects, and will outperform the F-22A Raptor aerodynamically and kinematically. Therefore, from a technological strategy perspective, the PAK-FA renders all legacy US fighter aircraft, and the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, strategically irrelevant and non-viable after the PAK-FA achieves IOC in 2015 (now scheduled 2018)."

"Detailed strategic analysis indicates that the only viable strategic survival strategy now remaining for the United States is to terminate the Joint Strike Fighter program immediately, redirect freed funding to further the F-22 Raptor, and employ variants of the F-22 aircraft as the primary fighter aircraft for all United States and Allied TACAIR needs."

"If the United States does not fundamentally change its planning for the future of tactical air power, the advantage held for decades will be soon lost and American air power will become an artefact of history."

These are very serious guys who know what they are talking about, check out their credentials if you doubt it.

26 posted on 09/30/2014 12:19:40 PM PDT by diogenes ghost
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