Firstly Sign, I am not here to argue with you mate, as I know what I am talking about.
I’d also like to point out that adding a bay doesn’t exponentially increase drag – I wonder do you know what exponentially means? Also I have no idea what you mean by F-117>F-22??….
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I have read youre previous posts, and i see your point. But you kind of missing mine.
Stealth forms make you suffer in design freedom, to make craft for best speed, and agility. Thats all. With that, it means a modern F-15 would have better TWR( even more f-22) and less drag than F-22.
Aerodesigns does not like straight lines as much as a stealth designer likes em. And they does not get the “last say” in all project as you imply, normaly you set some systemspec. before the get in, like engine size and radar area, but body layout works in parallell after that..
Also TWR does not apply that much in high speed, and does not reflect aerodynamic drag.
So, one day in the future a less shaped craft with better materials instead shape, will be the winner in the sky. that my 5 cents. Take it or leave it 🙂
F-117 rely on body shape more than good materials for stealth. F-22 is more of a hybrid of better materials and less shapeing. Do you get the point of what history tells you of the future to come?
Ps. Normal designs also have design requirements that relates to economics like LCC cost. That does not seem to apply to F-22..so you cant just add more power in normal cases to counter drag/weight.
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