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Originally posted by puneetsg
but tht still doesnt answer my question. surely the americans will be having knowledge of these facts. i mean if they are true (ill check them up jus to be sure) then the whole Raptor Project is a waste isnt it??
Originally posted by grunt2
Originally posted by puneetsg
but tht still doesnt answer my question. surely the americans will be having knowledge of these facts. i mean if they are true (ill check them up jus to be sure) then the whole Raptor Project is a waste isnt it??
because the stealth is effective against some radars and some systems, mostly western, but also some russians, it decrease the probability of a missile impact, stealth concept is nice, but also is overated, again in the tech evolution there are some mistakes, im not saying that stealth is a mistake, but isnt the great solution
the raptor isnt a stealth concept, it use a conventional fighter airframe -because of aerodynamics- adapted with stealth, actually that could be the reason why the "more stealthier" f23 lose the competition, the americans arent stupid
Originally posted by ShatteredSkies
Need I remind you that the term "Stealth" implies it cannot be seen, so if a craft can be seen by RADAR, it's not a Stealth design, it's just a cool looking aircraft that costs alot of money.
Shattered OUT...
as posted by grunt2
also raptor supersonic agility and cruiser are good compared with other fighters, but you cant be the best in all the areas -stealth, supersonic agility, supercruiser, subsonic agilty- there are some compromises, like the conventional airframe with stealth, and delta wing -unstable design with subsonic agility or supersonic agility with max speed,but the 22s lovers love to say that is the best in all, but you cant, simply physics
Originally posted by Chemapeich
Never saw a description better for the F-22... that's what it is
Originally posted by WestPoint23
AMM Priceless indeed, you know why? Because it ensures that our men and women in Uniform will return home in one piece and not in body bags. That, is why the Raptor is worth it’s weight in gold.
because it will be made in very small numbers and you will NEVER see more than two or three together... also, probably if somewhen you fight a real airforce, the stealth technology will be obsolete (it's much cheaper to find the way to destroy stealthyness than making a plane stealth) and then, the raptor will be in serious problems
Originally posted by Russian
Stealth is over-rated. Why do I say that? Because most advanced countires have anti-stealth radars and they can take out stealth objects. Yes stealth give you some edge, but the biggest edge comes when you are fighting against 3rd world countries.
Also thatnks to Clinton they have your people Aegis defence system and they new SAM is a mix between RUssian S-300 and Israel sold PAC-3 Tech.