Shouldn't it b estimated before induction, and shouldn't IA guys consider it as a major factor in their feasibility calculations? And have some least success criterion..
1..I would be a sight to see 3D tvn in thunder. . & i wonder if thunder would be able to outperform F-16 in dog fight ..
2..Right now PAF is not using AESA, & no twin seat.. I am no expert but this two upgrades alone will effect t/w (let alone other avionics stuff). & under 1 t/w for a jet that...
What are the dimensions?
And how hard would it be to built thunder arournd it? Any news on ws13.. & when it does come out, will there be thurst vectoring nozzels?
Good iran pak relations are very important in regional peace,stability&growth, if we pakis cant say the same statement for iran, we should atleast endorse&embrace their effort. .. And we should know that every thing starts with "just a verbal statement".
People .....vwhich page of this thread should i go to, to actualy read something about fc31.. . . & as for american jets... There is a reason we have such a good kil ratio against indians& and still are very much interested in F-16s.. . Learn to respect the technology.
Do u guys think current RD93 can handle the extra load as mentioned above... Like weight of extra person&avonics+ejection seat.. & electical load of AESA and other stuff.. ..
dont u guys think we should work on introduction of composit stuff to support this engine until we get ws13
India is in right in the middle of two teams that are going to fight the worldwar 3.. russia is just trying to pull india into her team ... I think i iran&india join russia,china&pak , it would almost be a perfactly balanced world.