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To: sukhoi-30mki

As an amateur it’s safe for me to talk thrust.

Ivan’s engine 14,500 kgf of thrust equates to about 30,000 pounds of thrust per engine.

The F22 is rated at 35,000 pounds of thrust which also has vectoring. I see no vectoring nozzles on this beast. Ivan also has a history of short engine life. I don’t believe their engine life claim.

Ivan’s hot rod also doesn’t look like light weight so they are probably within a few thousand pounds of each other.


13 posted on 11/07/2014 9:42:50 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

F22 vectoring goes up and down

Russian vectoring usually goes in any direction


16 posted on 11/07/2014 9:43:59 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Rap on Russian engines is they are short lived and thirsty!!!


17 posted on 11/07/2014 9:45:34 AM PST by ontap
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