Actually, he’s right, there are numerous RCS issues with the PAK FA from the front and side aspects, very large ones. Some rely on technology developments, others require a complete departure from the classic design used.
Hate to say it, but he’s partially correct here. There’s not many reasons why the PAK FA would have a frontal RCS lower than a “clean” superhornet. There are numerous issues with the T-50’s front aspect that require technology advances and aerodynamics changes to fix (I’m not talking about the engines).
From the side, naturally its better than the super. Not better than the J-20 from the side or F-35 from front and side, and not better than the F-22 and YF-23 from any aspect.
Sample comparison of small lower fuselage cross sections of the F-22 (left) and T-50. You can ignore the dBSM values (values aren’t shown anyway) that don’t take materials into account, but as the samples are to scale, it shows the effectiveness of the simple and regularly shaped F-22 against radars to the side and below the aircraft (effectively all radars for the two aircraft in this sample due to their high operating altitudes).
Wait a second, are you seriously saying that those two RCS charts are an “apples to apples” comparison between the “lower fuselage cross sections of the F-22 (left) and T-50”!
You had access to confidential documents from LM/USAF and Sukhoi and stuck them in a public forúm?!
Right.
The Swedes are clearly far more advanced than the Russians.
Undoutebly.
SAAB in 1988 was more advanced than Sukhoi in January 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eMkth8FWno
Ok, end of discussion…
With those big engine faces in clear sight there is no hope of matching the F-22 or even F-35 RCS. BTW, the B-2 had treated fan blades for RCS reduction yet it still NEEDED S-duct inlets, i’ll leave you and the kiddy from Cataclysm to figure that one out.
Sukhoi trialed S-ducts in the S-47 Berkut with the specific aim of reducing the frontal RCS of the aircraft, they´ve abandon that solution for their next go at an advanced fighter, they should have good reasons for that.
By the way, Boeing X-32 JSF proposal:
AARGM is slated for Blk6 already. If the UK (or someone else) wants to throw more money at it I am sure they could accelerate the timeline.
“AARGM”
Just love the name!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGGGGMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
😀
The main capability holiday is SEAD, ALARM retires with GR4 as far as I am aware. There have been talk of some METEOR variant but I see a capability holiday as more likely. Other options is to:
a) Develop new missile.
b) Integrate HARM on Typhoon
c) Adopt SAGEM AASM Hammer, its already being integrated on Saudi Typhoon and the French use it in the SEAD role.
d) Accept capability holiday and then adopt the AGM-88E Advanced Anti Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) on the F35B.
Hmmm, SAGEM AASM Hammer for SEAD/DEAD?
It does the trick, but look bellow.
Case solved?
Cheers
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