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2010-01-29 Science & Technology

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-01-29 05:08|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 AviationWeek
Doesn't look very stealthy. Looks like an SU-30 with a nose and boob job. SU-30 type straight line from intakes to engines. Partially filled the center line between the engines for a missile bay. Still looks like a radar trap. Slight chines on the nose cone. Not impressed.

Posted by ed 2010-01-29 07:55|| 2010-01-29 07:55|| Front Page Top

#2 More importantly, WHAT is it made of? One of the reasons the US was never overly worried about the Soviets getting a hold of an F117 was that they didn't have the technology to replicate the materials it was made of. Has that changed?

Posted by AllahHateMe 2010-01-29 08:11|| 2010-01-29 08:11|| Front Page Top

#3 First the shape, then the materials.
A hi-res image (1.3MB).

Posted by ed 2010-01-29 08:38|| 2010-01-29 08:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Usually, so I've heard, it's the engine tech area the Russian's have the most problem with. If the engines aren't also more efficient, then range is limited and may throw out IR like a blow torch.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2010-01-29 09:56|| 2010-01-29 09:56|| Front Page Top

#5 It's hard to tell from the angle of the photo whether there's a serpentine duct in there or not.

From that angle, though, it looks kinda like an F-23.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-01-29 12:17|| 2010-01-29 12:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Slideshow of Russian Áåç ïåðåâîäà Wantabe

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-01-29 12:31|| 2010-01-29 12:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Photo source is Sukhoi. I'm not photo interpreter, but the photo looks like it may have been photoshopped, especially the engine intakes.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-01-29 12:37|| 2010-01-29 12:37|| Front Page Top

#8 I was thinking it looks more like an F-35

Posted by Kelly 2010-01-29 19:46|| 2010-01-29 19:46|| Front Page Top

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