[USER=”77174″]panzerfeist1[/USER]

Probably just different paint scheme. Something we havent seen before. I bet it will be customiseable much like Mig-35 to certain point. Im Iooking forward to it myself.

Yes, in 5 years we will be able to comment more 🙂
However, we should keep in mind that this is not project design to catch up with 5th generation as quickly as possible. It is supposed to be replacement for future old guys such as 4+ generation and F-22/F-35 class. Keeping open mind and not designing mainframe with todays limitations is very important. Meaning, in my opinion, there is no reason to plan speed limit to mach 2.00 due to stealth coatings or DSI, or similar technology we think we know limits of today. This frame will likely be designed to not only be best in 2035-40, but also not be limiting in 2050-2060 for mid life upgrade engine, and new materials that will likely overcome limitations of today, as well as limitations of 2030-40 technology. Only early versions of this bird will be entering service around 2040

[USER=”8037″]Wanderlei[/USER] – It’s got a DSI. So it’s not likely to go much higher than Mach 2. That said, the point of a stealth aircraft is stealth. You won’t be going faster than that anyways because heating becomes too much of a concern.

You gotta good point about DSI, but why exclude possibility of movable DSI where at higher speeds it accommodates the position slightly for less drag, and increases air flow. Yes.. while decreasing frontal stealth. Heating becomes much less if you reduce air resistance which is what they did in this design. Otherwise, why make it that slim and elongated at all. It reduces pilot visibility and options for internal storage of ..anything. But if you want higher speed, then its physics in air. Im not expert, just the way I see it.

If no other F-35A flu lets say since the crash, it would be unofficial grounding and would point directly to discovery of a new problem that affects all. If any other F-35A flew since the crash, than its a completely different thing, and could be related to isolated incident or Japanese factory error only.

First of all, just because they announced that this F-35 had emergency landing twice, it doesn’t make it special. It could mean something was not resolved 100% by replaced parts, or it could mean nothing.
One thing Im sure of is that there have been many more F-35s out there over the years that had emergency landings that were not reported. Any imperfection can result to a safe course of action which can be called emergency landing, specially during the first few years of entering service. I wouldn’t take this as a sign of why this one fell and other three did not.

Lets not jump into conclusions till we hear confirmation of the pilots wellbeing. I hope he is alive and will soon give an interview how he wishes he was flying F-2 instead.

Isnt there a better place to archive all this data that NOBODY here wants to discuss?

This is a Discussion forum, isn’t it? This thread serves no purpose intended for this place.
Even the title is out of date by like 13 years.

moderators..?

Sight-navigation & targeting avionics suite for the Su-35S:

http://www.aviationunion.ru/Files/Nom_5_RPKB.pdf

… and the Tu-160 story:

http://www.aviationunion.ru/Files/Nom_2_TU_1.pdf
http://www.aviationunion.ru/Files/Nom_2_TU_2.pdf

Thank you Jō Asakura!!!