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More on panel edge alignment for those that want to learn the truth about the PAK FA.
Here's the top fuselage of the F-35.
Note the leading/trailing edges of the various panels. They are swept at an angle or have a sawtooth pattern. That's good panel edge alignment.
Once again, the sweep angles and sawtooth patterns direct radar energy off at an angle so it does not reflect directly back to the enemy radar located in front of the aircraft.
Now compare that to the top view of an unpainted PAK FA.
I think this picture speaks for itself.
How many gaps and seams are perpendicular to the direction of flight and are reflecting radar energy directly back to the enemy radar in front of the aircraft?
How many panel edges are swept at an angle?
How many zig-zag patterns do you see?
Here's the top fuselage of the F-35.
![SqnzzyQ.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FSqnzzyQ.jpg&hash=240614f7db9d8b1414c6ba0ac0be86cd)
Note the leading/trailing edges of the various panels. They are swept at an angle or have a sawtooth pattern. That's good panel edge alignment.
Once again, the sweep angles and sawtooth patterns direct radar energy off at an angle so it does not reflect directly back to the enemy radar located in front of the aircraft.
![gn1nbcd.png](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fgn1nbcd.png&hash=258a71ab9559b2c95914b1478a632568)
Now compare that to the top view of an unpainted PAK FA.
![aW0caBU.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FaW0caBU.jpg&hash=5a137cc4ea1da4c00409d96e9650c658)
I think this picture speaks for itself.
How many gaps and seams are perpendicular to the direction of flight and are reflecting radar energy directly back to the enemy radar in front of the aircraft?
How many panel edges are swept at an angle?
How many zig-zag patterns do you see?
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