I have to admit, I admire his skills to draw such profiles …

http://aviationgraphic.com/sparta/index.php?pg=illustrator&what=single&aid=5443

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Deino

Hmmm … this tread is now almost dead for one year … as dead as the ARH-project: 😮

“As expected, the contract to develop the successor to the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior is again up for grabs.

The Department of Defense terminated Bell’s contract to develop a military variant of the civil 407 helicopter after development costs roughly tripled and the in-service date was delayed four years.

Here’s the DOD’s statement, with the first quote by John Young, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics:

“Rather than continue this program”, Young said, “I have decided that the best course of action is to provide the Army with an opportunity to define a coherent, disciplined Kiowa Warrior helicopter replacement program, and to obtain more rigorous contract terms for its development.”

Secretary of the Army Pete Geren stated, “The cost and schedule that were the focus of the decision to award the contract to Bell Helicopter are no longer valid. We have a duty to the Army and the taxpayer to move ahead with an alternative course of action to meet this critical capability for our Soldiers at the best price and as soon as possible.”

Here’s Bell’s statement:

We are extremely disappointed by this decision and still believe that the ARH-70A is the best replacement for the Kiowa Warrior. The ARH System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract test aircraft have already accumulated over 1,400 flight hours and have accomplished several important program milestones.
The ARH has proven to be a great performing aircraft and we are in the process of evaluating the impact of this decision and our next steps.

And here’s the army’s statement:

“We will rapidly pursue a re-validation of the particular characteristics needed for this capability so that we can restart the process of acquiring a manned, armed reconnaissance helicopter,” said Lt. Gen. James Thurman.

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/

Therefore just a maybe provoking question! Why not choose an UH-72 Lakota-based design as it would offer the benefits of a common airframe, the Lakota was intruduced very quickly and without any severe probles (as far as I know !) … or once again the political battle as it’s an European based design ?

Deino

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Where’d the F-35 come in here? We’re talking about the Su-35BM.

NO …. we are talking about the J-10 (at least that’s what the tread’s title says !)

Once again a tread ruined with all these “my Flanker” is better than Your … xyz-type !

Deino 😡

Finally !!! 😎

The title is very misleading.

No where in the article does it say it is better than Flanker.

Typical jounalists…..or did you choose the title yourself Sferrin?

Here’s the link!

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/

… and here Your missing statement:

…
I do not think they would buy more Flankers since the J-10 is as good as the Flanker, to say the least.
…

Deino 😀

A Russian aerospace journalist, who praises a Chinese fighter with words like

– Now everyone I trust says the Chinese pulled it off, and the J-10 has proven a tremendously successful program.

– The pilot did none of the show tricks like post-stall or tail slide or pitch-back, but turns were very tight, initial rate of turn very high. It was clear there is a lot of potential in this airplane to achieve the same maneuvers more quickly.

– The pilot rarely used afterburner and the degrees of canard deflection were small. Still, the airplane flew very well. I reckon it will beat F-16C or MiG-29/SMT easily.

– Chinese have already completed over 100 J-10s and they have bought more Russian engines for next series.

– I do not think they would buy more Flankers since the J-10 is as good as the Flanker, to say the least.

…

I can’t believe it !!!

Deino 😀