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  • in reply to: Best Russian heavy weight fighter #2228402
    lukos
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    There are an awful lot of bad assumptions here. A MiG-31 doing Mach 2.5+ in a dive and shallow turn from high altitude will do more to cause a missile problems than an aircraft at low altitude pulling 9g. The time factor is being ignored.

    If the move is performed right, the MiG will be flying across the path of the missile almost perpendicular at Mach 2.5+. That isn’t an easy intercept at all. It puts a serious burden on the missile’s tracking, turning and energy reserves.

    in reply to: Russian offensive in Ukraine #2228420
    lukos
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    Apply to Lt. Anderson & Paralay, derailers in chief.

    Actually even the thread title makes political assumptions.

    in reply to: Best Russian heavy weight fighter #2228472
    lukos
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    long range missiles would normally be optimized for…long range, meaning comparably smaller fins for less drag,
    but in turn this increase wing load which make the missile less maneuverable,
    guessing those large long range missiles have in the order of 3 times the wing load of short range missiles
    designed to engage other fighters.

    But they’re twice as fast. 2^2 = 4.

    in reply to: Russian offensive in Ukraine #2228476
    lukos
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    I’m hereby placing a bet that this won’t happen. £1000, any takers?

    I win. I’ll take cash.

    in reply to: Stealth fighter effectiveness in SEAD , DEAD #2228480
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    wow, thats like double guarantee that AESA cant get detected isnt it ?

    It can be detected but it’s more difficult, and very difficult to use more complicated precision detection on it, like interferometry, and I don’t see any way of effectively jamming it without either telepathy or espionage to steal the frequency swapping algorithm.

    in reply to: Stealth fighter effectiveness in SEAD , DEAD #2228483
    lukos
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    It’s not so much the resonant effect, it’s just that the RAM doesn’t work terribly well in the low band below 3GHz.

    in reply to: The 'JUST A NICE PIC…' thread #2228749
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    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Swiss_Air_Force_De_Havilland_DH-112_Mk_4_Venom_being_serviced.jpg

    in reply to: Russian offensive in Ukraine #2228819
    lukos
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    Well… see above… already derailed…

    I was clearly late, on only the 4th post.

    in reply to: F-35 News, Multimedia & Discussion thread (3) #2228822
    lukos
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    P&W found a fix for F-135. Fix your own conclusions…
    http://mobile.defensenews.com/article/308280040

    Maybe we should buy a crappy Rafale, or not, that’s my conclusion. I’m going with “not”.

    in reply to: Russian offensive in Ukraine #2228898
    lukos
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    Please keep things on topic, no politics, military aviation only.

    I’m hereby placing a bet that this won’t happen. £1000, any takers?

    in reply to: Best Russian heavy weight fighter #2228900
    lukos
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    With equal radar technology, I wouldn’t bet against the MiG-31.

    in reply to: Stealth fighter effectiveness in SEAD , DEAD #2229359
    lukos
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    the problem with VHF radar is often with their enormous size and inaccuracy rather than their range , they often have really really long range

    True. This will only be a solution for ground radars obviously. Accuracy improves inversely with Wavelength/Diameter, so you would need a big radar and some very good processing for targeting purposes.

    in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXIV #2229362
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    http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/091/b/d/sukhoi_hal_fgfa_by_bbb4445-d7cp0wb.jpg

    in reply to: Stealth fighter effectiveness in SEAD , DEAD #2229470
    lukos
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    it not a normal radar , it a VHF early warning radar . and these kind of radar often have very very long range like 200-300 km , that why i think 37 miles is short range

    The alleged existence of VHF AESA radar and SAMs with very wide area target acquisition capabilities have led to speculation that larger ground-based low frequency radars can be used for targeting, or at least used in conjunction with other targeting radars to improve their range.

    in reply to: Stealth fighter effectiveness in SEAD , DEAD #2229615
    lukos
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    http://thediplomat.com/2014/08/the-f-35-vs-the-vhf-threat/

    if a VHF radar after modification only manage to detect F-117 at about 37 miles , how could you expect a L-band or xband radar to do any better

    L-Band is still below the RAM’s optimal frequency range and I imagine that better target discrimination and more up-to-date processing (vs a ’60s/’70s radar) all play a part. Only source I have sorry. It’s worth remembering that SAMs having always proven more lethal to fighters than enemy fighters ever since their introduction. Stealth is primarily intended to defeat fighter X-Band and targeting radar but life is not a box of chocolates and radars are improving. It still offers a very important advantage in reducing lethal ranges and improving the potential of jamming but don’t expect perfection.

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