DARKY
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That exactly is what I was asking.
I wonder if they ever looked into the F-15 STOL/MTD prototype, and ever wonder why the Americans never mass produced them, or modify all existing F-15s if it is that good.
McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I also happen to watch an interesting documentary once. It was about dog-fighting between USAF F-15Es and Luftwaffe MiG-29s. Results did suggest that the MiG-29 is better in certain respects. One of them is maneuverability.
Now given that those Russian jets are undoubtedly superior than American ones in that category, why go further? Is there any need? It's overkill if you ask me.
In fact, American engineers and designers nowadays don't put too much emphasis on things like maneuverability, speed, fancy moves and the like.
The cobra maneuver is a good tactic. But use it at the wrong time, they are dead meat.
And here we are talking about the world's largest fighter. And oh, it's a two-seater...
And I wonder why most 5th Gen fighters including the F-22A raptor, Su-T50 PAKFA, Chengdu J-20 all have the TVC ?.. It shoots beyond my head that TVC is so bad to have and unworthy and the engineers in Russia, US and China aren't as smart as a few Pakistanis and Bangladeshis who would've hardly seen a TVC action live.
TVC is not just about cobra.
May be the person doing 200+ hrs per annually, eating and shitting in the cockpit and being paid for would know how and when to use a cobra better than you.
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