Yip, “some” curvature:
…….so rectangular intake mouth merges into oval duct mouth, takes deviation around MLG bay, also going vertical in-line with those yellow panels topside- couldn’t possibly be a duct in any way shape or form……in fact this is an accurate description of the ‘Flankers’ intake as the two are (nearly) identical………hmmm…interesting.
My favourite ‘in-line’ pic :rolleyes:
Pfcem, why don’t you make another attempt at setting up an ‘Anti PAK-FA thread’? instead of trashing this one……and take exec with you.
Slipperysam, I don’t think that’s a ramp, because it appears fixed at the other end and comes down like a reversed ‘L’ shape.
The ‘oval’ shape in the port intake is unmistakeable:
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The intake-engine arrangement is very much in the vein of the YF-23. Note a very similar intake mouth ‘droop’, and also the smooth contours of that sizeable ‘shoulder’ behind that LEVCON (the YF-23 doesn’t have that ‘shoulder’ hence the vertical path appears more aggresive).
The intake design is, without doubt, the most interesting, exciting and enigmatic feature of this fighter (unless you’re wearing jackass goggles), makes DSI look mundane.
Those recent hi-res pics have indeed proved a revelation ;), a huge thankyou to Shadowname, QuadroFX and Paralay- Спасибо большoe!! 🙂
Objects may be closer than they appear…
…and inside is the MVD regiment that chased me all the way to the border, post ‘signature’ discovery.
Could you point this “diagonal-oval shadow” with an arrow please?
No, but they confirm the speculative rendition by Mиф on paralay’s stealth forum (see below, where curved red line turns into broken turquoise line)…hence obliterating the notion that that device is the compressor face or is anywhere near the c-face, as so rabidly & incessantly argued over by one particular jackass- derailing several threads…oh, btw, I think you owe Dionis an apology.
…now for some dynamite- can you make out the diagonal-oval ‘shadow’ in the intake? they’re not straight through rectangular 😉
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