The source is proving annoying elusive
How conveniant… I think we can put this fairy tale to rest with that.
Taxi trials?
You are kidding, aren’t you?
Airshow routines? Well obviously performing acrobatics is all it takes to produce a successful combat aircraft. ‘
Hence why you see see Airforces lining up to buy SU-26 Sukhois instead of SU-30 Sukhois…
Yeah I was kidding, you should know that by now 🙂
Name how ANY Russian Aircraft manufacturer has a 5th Generation aircraft that has achieved ANYTHING like this and then come back and state HOW exactly this phantom aircraft “beats” F-35…
I believe the MiG 5th gen fighter did some high speed taxi trails a few years back, does that count? Oh and the FSW flanker did some pretty airshow routines.
A few scratches and dents and the BBC call the entire nuclear deterrent into question
Ahh the good old BBC, never in recent decades has there been a worse news service when it comes to reporting matters such as this or indeed any military matters. After a while you come to expect this as this is what happens when an overbearingly left wing news organisation reports on military matters I’m afraid. Its happened hundreds of times before with the BBC and it will continue to do so as they get a real kick dumping allover those who people who protect them.
And before everyone jumps on the band wagon – no the F/A-18E/F has not replaced the Intruder or its capabilities!
No, the F-18 has become a far better more well rounded and capable aircraft, one that is not simply limited to just moving mud like the Intruder.
Given that it’s already been admitted that TVC’d Flankers have better high AoA performance than the Raptor
Well thats really usefull, 2% of the time…
(besides i’m not sure I believe that ‘fact’ can we have some proof for that?)
It even amazes me how people bigs up non stealth designs like the Typhoon and Rafale as better in A2A than the F 35 😡
Its highly comical isn’t it, the ultimate in fanboy mentality.
Does that software tell you how to make the materials too? 😉
Designing and manufacturing a 5th gen stealth fighter is just as easy as building an airliner or private jet, or so some here would have you believe.
The Gripen? How does a country of 9 million “design” their own fighter? It’s called money and a developed society. Unless there’s some racist white supremacist thinking in there, China isn’t developed compared to Sweden. By that logic, China can argue the West couldn’t think beyond chucking spears at one another if it weren’t for China. Every modern weapon today has its roots in China which you stole of course. I love how Lou Dobbs claims that China stole secrets from the US that Americans haven’t even developed yet. How can you steal something that doesn’t exist? We know that’s just to stake claim on anything that China develops in the future.
What an odd little rant.
It does not require a brain surgeon to see how little idea (next to zero) you all have about how good or bad the F-35 really is. You just pick all possible marketing gigs (90% of the F-22, marble size RCS and similar nonsense without any closer context) and repeat them to death until you start to really believe it.
Some nice trolling there, again.
I certainly don’t think that your presence can bring anything readable or useful to this debate.
Much like your analysis (to use the term very very loosely) of Beesley’s speech then.
It’s not the first time that you mention Beesley interview and each time you missquote him: Beelsely said that the F 35 is close to F 22 in subsonic. A paragraph later, he adds that it would be unfair to compare the F 35 with the F 22 in supersonic.
Read my post above and you’ll know why…
I have already analyzed Beesley’s speech in depth on this forum and clearly pointed out at logical contradictions in his own words compared to other ‘trustwothy’ claims about F-22 and F-35. I won’t do that here again, those who want will search for it.
You didn’t analyze it at all, you simply got out what you wanted to and ignored anything positive. For someone that loves to bleat and wail about trolls your playing the troll pretty well right here right now in this thread.
The cherry on top will be when China starts marketing the J-11. :diablo:
LOL, I hadn’t thought that far into it but yes thats an amusing prospect.
I find those youtube clips distastefull, i have served in the Army and seen what kind of damage weapons like these can do..
Mod, plz remove that video from this tread.
Thanks.
I can only hope that post was some sort of a joke.
It would be like myself or others saying “I’ve been in the airforce and seen what these aircraft we talk about and post pictures on this forum can do, please mods remove the whole damn forum as its distastefull”