November 1, 2012 at 12:58 am
With nearly all of the worlds major aircraft makes jumping on the stealth and 5th generation bandwagon, the new Chinese inspired thinking on how good or bad these designs are Using a common metric Lets weigh the designs past and present by
*disclaimer this isn’t by any means a accurate assessment of each aircraft but
a snap shot of your impressions of the various metrics involved please no undue criticism and or trolling of this thread with nationalist agendas.
1. Lethality: Is the aircraft lethal, is it a danger to a stock 4th generation aircraft? whats is its weapons load in stealth Mode? rank 1-10
2. Sensors: what do we know about the tech base behind the sensors? Does the company have a track records of cutting edge sensor tech.
Rank 1-10
3. Engine tech/speed: simply Put if the engine doesn’t work the plane will become a dog. reliability , top speed, performance and track record all come into play here. Whats the T/W ratio. and in some cases what level of fuel does the plane have to haul to be a 1:1 aircraft. Can the plane super-cruise.
what are you predictions on engine track records?
4. Weapons available: A advanced plane with 70s era weapons would be a bust. what kind of missile types will be employed?
5. over all stealth design: Does the plane follow mutually agreed LO design trends? are the engine blades showing? Does its shaping indicate a Bow tie radar signature? are the weapons carried primarily externally?
For each metric please give 1-10 score
For the final judgment the best score would be 5 of 5 or 50 points
Here are the canidates
1. F-22
2. F-35
3.T-50
4.J-20
5. The new j-31 design
6.The Japanese ATDX
7. The X-32
8. The YF-23
Feel free to add more if i have forgotten a design or 2. Please tell me how you would rate these aircraft in overall design.