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1 posted on 10/03/2017 8:53:38 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I am not military. I have never been in any government role, and have zero technological knowledge of flying machines. Ours. Russia’s. China’s.

But I fail to see how such a big, huge, lumbering monster is “invisible” to anyone.

I just don’t see how this is possible.


2 posted on 10/03/2017 9:01:29 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Son of C17’s? Looks like the ones I see all the time around Wash. D.C.

After all, the Red Chinese air fleet was mainly made up of stolen US designs so why should the Russians not do the same thing?


3 posted on 10/03/2017 9:04:37 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: sukhoi-30mki

The last Lockheed Starlifter was retired in 2006, but the Ilyushin “C-141ski” still flies on. Imitation truly is the sincerest form of flattery.


10 posted on 10/03/2017 10:31:41 PM PDT by Always A Marine
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... that would allow the aircraft to stealthily deliver paratroopers and special forces behind the enemy lines, remaining invisible and invulnerable to the enemy.”

Must not be working very well if a commercial website could track its course.

16 posted on 10/04/2017 5:28:28 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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