I find that interesting. For sure the nbr are probably off but the scale of it, the order is interesting.
Note that comparing Surface to Air and A2A proved inadequate. Your S400 having lower performance that an IRBIS or a ZASLON.
probably due to the fact that it an older version of S-400 radar vs newest version of fighter radar may be ? , i think , or could be different radar mode ? , like say S-400 radar may have shorter range but wider FOV and much harder to jam ? , or probably ground radar affected more by clutter so they have to reduce gain ?
any way there are couple more
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Acquisition-GCI.html
it seem that the SPY-1D just significantly stronger than any other radar system (except AN/TPY-2 or SBX-1 ) i remember reading some where that those 2 can see golf ball from 1000 km
Mig-31bm,
The first pic is a mockup. The missile and the SDBs are not at the right scale. The second pic may be more accurate it is hard to tell.
On the third pic note that the AMRAAM has long fins, it’s a 120A/B. I didn’t even know the F-35 could carry it. The 120C has smaller fins.
It is hard to tell if 1 meteor and 2 AMRAAMs would fit. They don’t just have to fit, they have to have enough space between them and be ejectable.
The configuration of 1 meteor on the a/a station and 2 AMRAAMs on the a/g station might not be the only possibility. ( it might work I am not sure.)
If you look carefully at the meteor, you can see that the intake is getting narrower towards the end. That would mean that possibly the AMRAAM could be carry next to it in a staggered position the same way the AMRAAMs are carried. The AMRAAM’s wing would be in front of the meteor’s intake. So you wouldn’t waste much space vs 2 AMRAAMs, maybe 1” or so.
The meteor would be carried on the exterior position of the bay at the rear. An AMRAAM would be carried next to it in a staggered position ( the 2 on the double launcher ). And the third AMRAAM on the a/a station.
I admit it is not sure it would work.
actually they can carry the Meteor on the AA station now ( clipped fin ) but iam not sure if one meteor could be carry next to aim-120 or not
or could 6 meteor be carried ( very unlikely )
size :
aim-120 -> Length 12 feet (3.7 m) , Diameter 7 inches (180 mm)
Meteor -> Length 12 feet ( 3.65 m ) , Diameter 7 inches (178 mm )
so actually the Meteor actually have smaller missiles body ( tube ) but we dont know how big is it’s intake and fin
btw the external pylon doesnt look stealthy at all :p
The F-35 is stealthy so 2 missiles is likely to be enough. If you want more you can configure more F-35s in escort cofiguration with 6 AAMs.
A combination of 2 meteors and 4 AMRAAMs is likely to fit and it would already be quite good. The F-35s can use their meteors for their first salvoe, then they have a significant advantage to continue the fight with their AMRAAMs.
And in fact 4 meteors with smaller control surfaces and 2 AMRAAMs might even be possible, it is hard to say, but the bay is quite wide because of the 2000lbs JDAM requirement.
And I doubt typhoons would carry a lot of meteors because they are very expensive. A mix of meteors and AMRAAMs is more likely operationnaly.
A ramjet missile could be designed with the intake below the missile instead of 2 intakes on the side. That would allow more missiles to be carried side by side. I don’t remember where but I’ve already seen a design of AAM like that.
It was one of the FMRAAM designs I think.
not sure if a combination of 2 meteors and 4 AMRAAMs would work or not , will the meteor be too big ? how much bigger the clipped fin Meteor compared to aim-120
the only official pic we have about the 6 aim-120 plan is this one
http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23938
but that will be in far future
in near future it will be like this
that make me wonder , why didnt they design the rail on the outer weapon bay door as well , i mean they can do that to the inner bay door right
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