@Scar

No. A close call in the biggest war game for the Russian federation since the USSR is not a disaster.

what will they replace them with? I’m guessing a French product. They should just find some good used stuff somewhere

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/14405/report-claims-famed-russian-test-pilot-warned-schultz-before-fatal-crash-near-area-51

Rumors continue to swirl around the mysterious death of Lt. Col. Eric “Doc” Schultz near Area 51 on September 5th. Various theories exist, including one that says he was the commander of the elite and shadowy “Red Hats” squadron that secretly flies foreign tactical aircraft for test and training purposes. Make sure to read about all about theories here. Now a report has emerged from the Russian website Radio Moscow claiming that a famous Russian test pilot was not only in contact with Schultz shortly before the crash, but that he warned him of executing certain maneuvers while flying Russian hardware.

size and RCS are not relevant to each others. A B2 for example has an RCS several order of magnitude lower than it’s surface area.

Yes they are. And the B2 example does not validate your statement. If you took the same B2 and shrunk it in total size by 15%, it would be more stealthy than the originally sized one.

The whole point of a light attack aircraft is to simplify things and have something less expensive to store, maintain and fly. Sure this Scorpion thing is cool looking and probably goes like hell. But thats not the point.

Watch the Scorpion win. Then we will read about cost overruns, technical issues and pilot training issues.

According to reports, the co-pilot helped the three parachutists jump, but then turned to see the pilot’s seat empty and his door wide open.

He then grabbed the controls and landed the helicopter safely.

The search for the pilot, who fell several hundred metres in the incident on Sunday, was resumed on Monday after police and troops were forced to abandon their efforts at nightfall.

The reason for the pilot’s fall remains a mystery.

The sliding door alongside the pilot seat had been opened and the radio connection between the pilot and other crew members had been cut, Belgium’s Nieuwsblad reports.

Police are investigating the incident.

Suicide. What else could it be ?

@Spudman

Thanks to the Ukraine precedent, ( the US not respecting neutral, non aligned status of countries, as stipulated in Budapest Memorandum), China and Russia must defend NK at all costs. Because the US will try and make a colony of it at any chance. Then comes color revolutions and the missile shields ect

NKorea is shooting missiles off b/c it sees the USs shows of force and exersises the same way that we see its missile launches.

NK is trying to force the US into negotitation.

As for assets , Russia and China will not tolerate an attack from the US here. It would be a war with Russian and Chinese air forces and anti aircraft assest. It would be a gong show. Dog fights would break out. US tankers would be attacked ect.