interesting bird but the wing design was radical. not sexy enough to be the signature fighter of the USAF.
interesting bird but the wing design was radical. not sexy enough to be the signature fighter of the USAF.
Who cares about sexy. It didn't fod out the engine when it fired a missile either (as the YF-22 did).
Has fighter design been compromised to get more stealth into the plane?
Does computer programing compensate for good fighter design deviation to restore some of the fighter capability to the aircraft?
To the best of my recollection from the military channel programs, "yes" to both questions.
I hope it all works out. Again, the chief criticism I've heard of the Raptor by some military guy speaking on the FOX channel was, "They've designed it to do too many things, at the expense of doing specific jobs exceedingly well." In other words, "It's a fighter, but not the best that could be built. It's a bomber, but not the best that could be built. It's a..."