Things begin to dwindle after a sortie or two:)
That said, our F-15Cs can still take on anything anyone else has at a ratio of 10-1. Minimum.
I agree with you but the Air Force and Lockheed needs to figure out the problem.If they have to ground the planes but do it a few at at time. I am willing to bet its some small part that is causing the problem.
Could it be that the F-22’s flight capabilities exceed that which the human body can tolerate (even pilots)? Maybe we’re at the breaking point with the F-22?
We can still put 150 of them in the air, downing AT LEAST 900 enemy aircraft with each sortie...if we can find them.
Things begin to dwindle after a sortie or two:)
That said, our F-15Cs can still take on anything anyone else has at a ratio of 10-1. Minimum.
I like those numbers.
Not because it's a better airplane, but because it has better pilots. The SU-35 is a formidable aircraft. It's radar might not be quite as good as the latest AESA version on some F-15Cs, but it's at least close. The exchange ratio would be close to unity, if the USAF (and IAF, JSADF and other) pilots were not better trained and utilizing better tactics than Russian or Chinese pilots.) If Obama realizes he can save a bunch of $$, and not use so much oil, by cutting flying hours to the level those other countries have for training, that could and likely will, change.
But the F-22 will eat SU-35s and even the not yet deployed T-50, for lunch.
Well, aside from modernized Indian Mig-21...
“We can still put 150 of them in the air, downing AT LEAST 900 enemy aircraft with each sortie...if we can find them.”
How do you come up with these numbers? What are your kill assumptions based on?
Thanks.