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RG_Lunatic said:The F-22 will be the superior fighter comapred with the F-35 JSF. Too much weight is spent for VTOL capability on the F-35 that is not on the F-22 for it to be any other way.
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Cute.FLYBOYJ said:By the way, with the F-35 being smaller and looking like a smaller F-22, is also known as "Minnie Me."
delcyros said:Yes, glider, we may share the main opinion.
However, the Drones are the fastest developing technology department in aerospace techniques in our days. Bioniks, network solutions and electronic warfare will bring these designs in operational use quite soon. The flexibility you mention is the reason why designs like F-22, Eurofighter, Gripen and other 5th generation fighters are still in development, but I think, this is a major strategical mistake, a huge waste of time and money. Pilots are able to make decisions, true, but they are not free to do that in general, they do have the limits as would have a independent programmed drone. Just keep the stealthy potential in mind, Israel used today a 5 ft. long (very) stealthy semi independent drone for tracking and recon duties, they are extremely cheap and hard to detect (actually it has a radar reflection zone going to be near zero). Next generation drones made by US, europe and other countries will carry weapons for multiple purposes. No manned plane could match an air engagement optimized independent armed drone, they would be able to outmanouvre (todays) SAM and AAM misseles with ease, while a manned plane always suffers from the thread of extreme G-forces. Not to speak of the stealthyness and the ability to carry more weapons or systems.
And they will be able in within a decade or two to intercept sattelites or orbital targets, while I don´t see such improvements in this timeframe for manned planes...
RG_Lunatic said:I think it will still be another 20+ years before we see AI drones with full combat capability patrolling boarders - they are just much too likley to end up shooting down passenger jets (espeically if spoofed by the enemy/terrorists).
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lesofprimus said:U know, people gasped and screamed when someone strapped some rocket pods to the sides of a helicopter........
And if i recall correctly, the GREAT United States of America just smoked one of Osamas captains using a drone armed with a Maverick Missle......
Whoo Hoo.....
Awww......... Im sorry we werent able to notify this poor unfortunate terrorist........ Not very fair was it?????
I got a whole box of kleenex for the tears.....
No - the first F-35 hasn't rolled out yet!!!ozumn said:Raptor bah, has any of you flown the most over ratet plane ever?
ozumn said:Raptor bah, has any of you flown the most over ratet plane ever?