with some of exceptions, like PAK-FA from Russia, and X-45 bird of pray from the USA, all of the above mentioned designs should drop to their knees in awe and utter appreciation of beauty and supremacy ( I don’t care what you say!) to the 25 year old YF-23!!!!!

Also, who ever approved the X-32 design to be actually built instead of just laughed at for being “UFO” or “unacceptable flying object” should kick themselves in the butt every day for at least ten years straight!

Imagine if X-32 actually won over X-35!!!

sorry, true feelings breaking through.

nice set!

This is IT as far as the flagship power punch trio goes for the next couple of decades to say the least.

I like it!

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T-50 PAK FA 5th Generation Jet Fighter’s Main Secret Revealed

WOWWW Wat a secret. The wait was soo worth it !!!

here, let me save you from clicking on thet useless link.

“It does have weapons. Let people dream a bit and use their fantasy. It also has locations for mounting weapons. It has everything it needs, and even more,” Bariev told Zvezda”

great joke

Does anyone know why the double forward pointing nose antennae? This is so unusual looking. Why most planes don’t have it and this prototype needed it.

it always puzzled me.

Unfortunately, Serbia is further away from getting any new aircraft than it was couple of years ago when Mig-29M2 was on the table. Due to poor economic state, and catastrophic floods from last year, it will be a miracle if we even get a promised two to three Mi-171 or Upgraded Mi-17 to help in crisis times. I think only six old Mi-8s and a single Mi-17 are currently flying for the entire nation.

first things first.

Have to agree here.. None of the perspective stealth fighter sseems to be single-engined. The thing is that for stealth as we know it you need internal bays. At least two.. But not just some internal bays, but internal bays large enough for bombs. For that, the aircraft needs to grow larger and heavier. To power that you need a big engine.. I mean really big, like 120+kN dry thrust… To feed that engine and maintain useful range you need more fuel, that means larger tanks. Which results in an even larger and heavier aircraft, requiring an even more powerful engine…. This is a death spiral, IMHO..

So, if you’re wise, you put two smaller engines there.. or become a fat underpowered pig…. ehm, I know at least one, if you ask me…

I agree as well with this!.

I don’t agree that Russian’n air force is in trouble in coming years. If anything, good things are coming and they have a decent progress in development and modernization alike. Like many said, the rest of the world is not ahead with progress really, with exception of USAF which spends enormously more $ than everyone else combined while having just as many technical difficulties, and delays.

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However, what pisses me off the most is when some here right away call these kinds of threads “possible troll thread” made to start arguments

That’ s ridiculous and close minded assumption that derives from argumentative mentality to begin with. Just because someone is not on the same page with many on this forum, or in currently recognizable trends, does not mean he/she can’t start a thread with opinion which can be true or partially true.

This judgmental attitude unfortunately happens often here by people who feel they are special, and is way more disturbing to dialog than it helps the forum.

Thanks a lot for the video. It tells of a big story in a an almost silent “short film”.

what was the particular occasion. I’m almost 100% sure it was the first of its kind.