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Originally posted by Trent
The other problem is the fact that it's probably hard for military guys to sell political guys the idea of buying F/A 18 Super Hornets since it doesn't have a new and flashy name like the JSF or Typhoon do. ...
Originally posted by American Mad Man
That whole logic thing always gets in the way
Originally posted by grunt2
Cool-hand, the f14 is MAINLY an inerceptor, or you think that with 6.5gs limit is an dogfighter????, or the phoenix-radar huges sistem is for low level fights?????
Originally posted by Murcielago
SS
(Not F/A-22 because the Attack part has been eliminated, and now the F-22 is only an Air Superiority Fighter)
Links? Why did they take the "A" away?
Originally posted by devilwasp
Originally posted by American Mad Man
That whole logic thing always gets in the way
yeah but come on its not like britains gona declare war on you is it?
Originally posted by American Mad Man
Of course not - that just proves my argument more. You guys are like are military brothers - we can give you classified numbers on our planes for you to make your choice without worrying about that info getting out
The buyers of our top of the line systems are limited mainly to NATO nations and Isreal - not exactly countries in a hurry to give away their own planes limits (though I do not trust the Isrealis).
Now, can Russia really say the same if they are selling to China, India and a host of 3rd world countries? No - they can't.
[edit on 3-12-2004 by American Mad Man]
Originally posted by grunt2
about the raptor top speed, yes is M1.8, NO MORE, the problem is mainly aerodynamic, you can compare the f16 with such monster engine, but it can only reach M1.9, now you can compare the mirage3, with that pathetic T/W, but it can reach M2.2....sooooo, well other example the f18 can supercruiser at M1.1-1.2, but the mig21 can go faster, another example now that we are with the fishbeds, the mig21mf have an much lower-powerer engine than the mig21bis, neverthless both fighters have the same top speed, the raptor was designed for supercruiser until M1.6, that DONT MEAN that the plane have an better top speed, the raptor aerodynamics were optimised to that supercruiser, other problems is the intake efficiency, without variable geometry, that is an BIG problem at high speeds, also the RAM and compositives get problems at supercruiser, etc,etc,etc.....
First, the real top speed of the F/A-22 has not been released. It has been speculated by several well informed people that the F/A-22 has a top speed of over mach 2. It has some of the most powerful engines in a fighter. The design is also very aerodynamic. Also, many aircraft designs of the 1950s were made for high speed. Look at the F-104 and Mig-21. They were not the best dogfighters.
first, the f22 is NOT AN STEALTH DESIGN, its supercruiser, an stealth design is the F23, i want to know why the USAF guys scraped THE stealth concept, maybe it have strong weak points....
The F/A-22 is a stealth design. A stealth design was one of the requirements for the fighter in the first place. Yes the YF-23 was slightly more stealthy than the YF-22 but it was not much. The airforce chose the YF-22 design because it had better lower speed manoeuvrability than the YF-23 design.
Aerodynamically Unstable: Dynamically unstable designs are the norm today, because they are much more manouverable than a design that is dynamically stable....
jeje.....mig29 vs f16???....., unstable design dont mean that it have better manouverability, the super-agility is more an aerodynamic-lift problem than an inertial, and mig29-su27 verift that, also the falcon have an bad unstable design-airframe relation, not like euro-cannards...f22 is not very agile (i mean against ab Su37), i dont see any good low-speed aerodynamic concept in the design
The F/A-22 is very agile. Have you seen the thrust vectoring engines? It can also perform the cobra move much like the Su37.
Mad american, the f18e is not stealth, the problem was tha the original f18 had such big radar signature that the engenieer team must fix that.
The new F/A-18 E/F airframe design incorporates efforts to make it more stealthy
an f18 cannot ever replace the f14, thats impossible, maybe th f35, the problem is that the USNAVY always get the worst-sucker planes in the american industrie.
The US navy does not get the 'worst-sucker" aircraft. It actually gets some of the best and most hardy aircraft of the forces. They aircraft the US Navy uses have to perform in some of the most destructive enviroments in the world.
Ok gunt2 lets try to actually state some facts next time. I suggest further research on the net and reading more books. Your "Knowledge" could uses alot of work.
Originally posted by Dima
the F-22 can't do the cobra, no american aircraft can, give me a link or video, i've never heard of an american plane doing one
Originally posted by grunt2
hello!!, im grunt, but i had to change my username and password, for some reason my original identification-key dont work...im intrigued.....anyway right now im grunt.........2
i just cant let pass such no-sense comentaries without any punishment, so here i go.......
about the raptor top speed, yes is M1.8, NO MORE, the problem is mainly aerodynamic, you can compare the f16 with such monster engine, but it can only reach M1.9, now you can compare the mirage3, with that pathetic T/W, but it can reach M2.2....sooooo, well other example the f18 can supercruiser at M1.1-1.2, but the mig21 can go faster, another example now that we are with the fishbeds, the mig21mf have an much lower-powerer engine than the mig21bis, neverthless both fighters have the same top speed, the raptor was designed for supercruiser until M1.6, that DONT MEAN that the plane have an better top speed, the raptor aerodynamics were optimised to that supercruiser, other problems is the intake efficiency, without variable geometry, that is an BIG problem at high speeds, also the RAM and compositives get problems at supercruiser, etc,etc,etc.....
the f15 is the mighty, but also the MYTHTY american plane, it is an good design, but not all in this history is glory, the first version of the eagles just suck, in the end 70s the plane was improved, with the two last versions, F15C, and F15E, but is dangerously to those planes, fight even against an mirageF1, above 5000mts, because their engines dont accelerate very well.
ENGINER
i think that the most absurd arguments come from you....lets talk
first, the f22 is NOT AN STEALTH DESIGN, its supercruiser, an stealth design is the F23, i want to know why the USAF guys scraped THE stealth concept, maybe it have strong weak points....
as you said...
Aerodynamically Unstable: Dynamically unstable designs are the norm today, because they are much more manouverable than a design that is dynamically stable....
jeje.....mig29 vs f16???....., unstable design dont mean that it have better manouverability, the super-agility is more an aerodynamic-lift problem than an inertial, and mig29-su27 verift that, also the falcon have an bad unstable design-airframe relation, not like euro-cannards...f22 is not very agile (i mean against ab Su37), i dont see any good low-speed aerodynamic concept in the design
Mad american, the f18e is not stealth, the problem was tha the original f18 had such big radar signature that the engenieer team must fix that.
an f18 cannot ever replace the f14, thats impossible, maybe th f35, the problem is that the USNAVY always get the worst-sucker planes in the american industrie.
Cool-hand, the f14 is MAINLY an inerceptor, or you think that with 6.5gs limit is an dogfighter????, or the phoenix-radar huges sistem is for low level fights?????
Originally posted by devilwasp
Originally posted by American Mad Man
Of course not - that just proves my argument more. You guys are like are military brothers - we can give you classified numbers on our planes for you to make your choice without worrying about that info getting out
yeah might have something to do wi WW1+2...and every other war you'v been in.
yeah yet good old tony doesnt seem to try and get them? hmm strange.
nethier do i, i trust the americans over the isralie's and no offence i dont totaly trust americans on somethings.
but hey mabye we can give your marines an offer to become ROYAL us marines?
Originally posted by Dima
the F-22 can't do the cobra, no american aircraft can, give me a link or video, i've never heard of an american plane doing one
Originally posted by grunt2
ENGINER
i think that the most absurd arguments come from you....lets talk
first, the f22 is NOT AN STEALTH DESIGN, its supercruiser, an stealth design is the F23, i want to know why the USAF guys scraped THE stealth concept, maybe it have strong weak points....
as you said...
Aerodynamically Unstable: Dynamically unstable designs are the norm today, because they are much more manouverable than a design that is dynamically stable....
jeje.....mig29 vs f16???....., unstable design dont mean that it have better manouverability, the super-agility is more an aerodynamic-lift problem than an inertial, and mig29-su27 verift that, also the falcon have an bad unstable design-airframe relation, not like euro-cannards...f22 is not very agile (i mean against ab Su37), i dont see any good low-speed aerodynamic concept in the design
Eurofighter Typhoon has a foreplane/delta configuration, which is aerodynamically unstable. This gives the aircraft advantages in:
Agility
Reduced drag
Lift and STOL
Originally posted by Dima
the F-22 can't do the cobra, no american aircraft can, give me a link or video, i've never heard of an american plane doing one
quote: the Sukhoi's can also do a 120 degree AOA (angle of attack) which they also brag about but fail to comment on how long the aircraft can hold the position. The 120 AOA has only been proven to have been done a few times and only for a few seconds. And that is not opinion...thats simply fact.
On the other hand.......the F-22 can perform a constant 60 +/- degree AOA, not seconds, and can do this while rocking the wings at higher speeds than the Sukhoi's. This is a feat that NO other aircraft can do. Also, the AOA for the F-22 is unlimited even though it has not been tested outside the wind tunnel tests beyond 80 degrees + AOA. Here is a picture of a F-22 doing such a 70 degree AOA upside down. To confirm this, look at the engine heat:
www.codeonemagazine.com...
Originally posted by jetsetter
The Cobra Manouver is not really that effective in combat. Fighter aircraft do not get that close in real combat usually.