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July 30, 2004 at 2:15 am in reply to: Arrow vs. Scud #2060062

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And the Scud is a very old design.

Try getting the Arrow to face some really fast ballistic missiles and it’s success rate will dramatically drop. Besides, can’t these sort of systems be overwhelmed easily.

July 29, 2004 at 3:49 pm in reply to: Does the LCA program make sense? #2657555

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I am going to back up what Arthur said pages ago.

This is my opinion regarding the LCA.

-It’s very important to India’s aeronautical and technological development
-It’s a nice aircraft, technologically advanced and offers good performance for it’s size
these are the problems however
-much like the J-10 and FC-1, it comes however it comes 30 years after aircraft of similar performance/tech such as Mig-29, F-16, M2K and etc. However the LCA is falling even more behind aircraft like J-10, which entered servive in low numbers just last year, yet LCA does not hope to gain that till 2008-2009. The F-16A/B entered service in 1980, and LCA will enter service some 28-29 years later.
-coming late into service will not make it really obsolete against the aircraft it will face in the future however compared to other aircraft it will be pretty obsolete, compare it to F-35, F-22, PAK-FA, J-XX, the first two in service and the later two flying already. I have the same problem with the Typhoon and the Rafale too(which compared to F-16blk60, F-18E/F, Su-35 other aircraft really are not that much better and come pretty late). Despite having the performance of latest F-16s, M2Ks and Gripens at half the cost, it’s problem is that it probably really won’t be exported to anyone.
-limited growth is another problem, and as Arthur mentioned it’s small and everything is cramped in it, I think the same can be said about the F-35, which dimensionally is as big as an F-16 yet heavier than a F-15.
-there are still things to be developed for the LCA, like Astra which is nowhere to be heard of and I have no clue about LCA’s radar and such. As for J-10, it does not matter which one is better, the J-10 is already in service at least in low numbers and will be soon integrated with China’s indignous radar(Type 1472 I think) and it’s own engine(the WS10A)

July 29, 2004 at 3:17 pm in reply to: Webmaster #2657600

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lol I was j/k around with you, I knew you’d get ****ed off 😛

July 29, 2004 at 3:03 am in reply to: Rear launched missile could change the DOGFIGHT TACTICS??? #2658144

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Wait, if a plane is being chased and it fires a missile, since it is being chased, the missiles range would be much longer. Let’s say it’s normal range is 15kms, if another plane is chasing it and it’s fired at, how long do you think it’s range would be.[at high altitude]

July 27, 2004 at 10:53 pm in reply to: R-33/r-37 #2060184

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I thought it was handed over to the Flankers because the Zaslon-M was not operational on that Mig-31 that fired it.

My question is, are both the R-37 and K-37M goin to fullfill different roles(R-37 as Mig-31BM/M’s primary long range missile against bombers, cruise missile ad etc while K/R-37M is just a longer ranged one thats an anti-awacs missile) or is teh R-37M just an improved variant of the R-37 and is going to take it’s roles too besides being an anti-awacs missile?

July 27, 2004 at 10:48 pm in reply to: New Mikoyan light fighter info #2659427

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yes, many sources claim it’s an evolution of the Mig-33 but the fact is that there is no relation whatsoever, except the engine, but thats also from teh Mig-29.

Also the FC-1 is not an evolution of the Mig-21 airframe, teh super 7 was a further evolution of the Mig-21 airframe but that was cancelled and FC-1 evolved which was totally different.

July 27, 2004 at 4:04 pm in reply to: R-33/r-37 #2060188

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Ok, now that I kind of figured out the KS-172 deal, as for the R-37 and R-37M, are they designed for the same roles or is the first one going to be an anti-cruise/bomber/fighter missile and the latter an anti-awacs missile? Or are all the roles given to R-37M?

July 26, 2004 at 9:11 pm in reply to: New Mikoyan light fighter info #2660390

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nose redesigned

July 26, 2004 at 9:02 pm in reply to: New Mikoyan light fighter info #2660409

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I will redesign it’s nose, btw do you guys think 16 hardpoints are a little too much? sure it’s heavy firepower but you think it’s a little too much?

July 26, 2004 at 8:49 pm in reply to: New Mikoyan light fighter info #2660423

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Yes, but I was not sure how to redesign my stupid nose, I think I might make it like SU-34’s or F-22’s but then theres the internal bay under it and I have to blend that in somehow.

July 26, 2004 at 4:10 pm in reply to: New Mikoyan light fighter info #2660646

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[quote]
At maxiumum weight the Yak-130 weighs 9 tons. I think you are asking a lot to get that comparable to a Flanker… and many more countries require flanker performance than you might think.

(The Yak-130 is already relatively high tech with FBW, and relatively modern avionics. Adding fuel and a radar and a full defencive suite would greatly reduce payload, which is 3 tons.)
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I was kind of bored, and I created a light fighter out of Yak-130 twin seat trainer.

July 26, 2004 at 3:57 pm in reply to: New Mikoyan light fighter info #2660653

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July 26, 2004 at 3:16 pm in reply to: New Mikoyan light fighter info #2660681

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Hehhehehe, see I am going to explain some of the things I did on my design
I tried to keep as few hanges as possible in order to reduce costs, but I will explain why I did some of them
1)When I saw how widely spaced Mig-29’s engines are, much like Su-27’s, I thought there you could fit a wide internal bay, and the advantages of this internal bay is lower RCS, longer range, faster cruising and faster top speed in general, right now, with weapons carried internally, I think this design, which is based on Mig-29M should be able to reach as far as a Su-35 or something. And if the R-77M’s wing’s fold, then in that internal bay you will be able to fit 8 R-77’s, now thats as much as an F-22 can carry in internal bays. With that, you don’t even need external hardpoints, but you still have them.
2)The wings were also changed, the existing Mig-29’s wings were good, they were actually very good but not what I wanted them for, this changed wing is similar to F-22’s and you can kind of guess that I put an emphasis on high speed maneuvering, as opposed to existing Mig-29’s low speed maneuvering. Larger wing also brings more advantages
3)The vertical tails, two vertical tails I believe provide better maneuverability and are better for horizontal stability, one single and higher one should keep the plane stable enough and would reduce RCS, drag and weight in some ways.
4)If I put in stronger engines, it will not reduce range and should have similar range of the existing Mig-29M because the weapons are now carried internally. I will furhterly enhance this design. So perhaps to improve the range over the existing Mig-29M, I could raise the fuselage on the dorsal spine, kind of like how it is done on Mig-29S’, SM’s and SMT’s.

July 26, 2004 at 2:47 am in reply to: New Mikoyan light fighter info #2661145

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additional notes:
based on my calculations, 4.5 R-77Ms could be carried length wise, that is actually 4, however this will leave you some space in the internal bay 1.8metres approx(according to my calculations), in the front you could use that for additional fuel or the landing gear

July 26, 2004 at 1:51 am in reply to: New Mikoyan light fighter info #2661160

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no, but I have only one tail, it’s centered and higher than the other two, also internal bays and you’ll never guess where I put em :P, I am still drawing it so give me another half an hour.
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