the raptor is the sole bomber that doesn’t makes heat?

how can the bigest bird of next century who is susposed “stealth” on noze frontal sector would be stealthier from below along his large airframes?

The Raptor is an attack aircraft in this role not a bomber. Is it is designed to be very hard to detect from any angle not just the frontal aspect. Yes, the RCS figures will be larger from underneath the plane but nowhere near that of the F-15E, F-16C, or A-10.

It is designed to be able to survive in advanced hostile territories.

Here’s the swapping ends thing I was talking about. It’s at about 5 minutes into the video.

F-22 on Modern Marvels

I think all those who have seen flankers fly with a Full a2a load know how it handels . I have seen the videos . Harry has probably seen MKI’s comming in combat configuration and performing routines , i think that the claim that there is any significant change in the harware of these jets is rather dubious . Even otherwise they still pull a lot lot more High AOA manuevers that i’ve seen any Western fighters pull even while on bingo fuel and zero weapons however lets just wait till 2008 to judge the raptor there is just lot more to it then we’ve seen .

True, although all the routines I’ve seen were clean. Have any links to the full combat load videos? It didn’t seem to make that big of a difference on the Super Hornet either but he’s probably flown against them already.

Some of those SUKHOI claims are rather dubious . I’ve seen a fully loaded sukhoi perform some gut renching Routines , Maybe we can get a copy and send to through Pat jens over to him at langley . Does the raptor really cost 40 some to develop??? I thought the R and D phase was more like 30 Billion?? ( although I could be wrong) .

I can’t answer those questions but if anyone knew it would be him. He also mentioned that he had been a test pilot since ’03 I think.