Ultima Thule
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yes you right but pure delta wings are bad for agility/maneuverability at subsonic speed but at supersonic/transonic speed they are good agile/maneuverable jets, canard may increase a agility of the jet but may increase front/head on RCS over the pure delta wing, and you suggest the retractable canard they add weight and complexity of the jet, and most important thing is that if you fly that jet in a war situations lets suppose extended canard to increase maneuverability/agility enemy will see you early and if you retract canard to improve RCS then you lost maneuverability/agility so your idea on retractable canard is ridiculous/ not applicable @Armchair-General TVC more complex/ weight and maintenance prone but suitable and only option left for projet AZM just my 2 cents bro @Armchair-GeneralThe advantages of a delta wing in terms of fuel capacity and load carrying can not be ignored. The frontal RCS of a pure delta is smaller than that of a conventional configuration (Mirage 2000 RCS vs F-16 RCS).
Addition of canards would indeed increase the RCS but is important for maneuverability. With advances in engineering, I would imagine that we could have something like fold able or retractable canards.
This would require us to make space for the retracting/folding machinery. However this along with Divert-less Supersonic Inlets would mean a very small frontal RCS. In the Indo-Pak scenario, the PAF will be forced to fight defensively with occasional shallow thrusts into Indian territory for targeting strategic infrastructure of Indian military. So a delta with very small frontal RCS is our best option. To engage in WVR combat, the canards would be unfolded to increase maneuverability.
Power plant as I imagine would be twin RD-93MAs (a variant specifically being designed for the FC-1) that would have better thrust and fuel consumption, compared to original RD-93. Fuel consumption and maneuverability can be further refined with thrust vectoring. So the fighter will have enough range for
To make a proper Fifth Gen fighter, networking with the rest of the fleet would be very important along with other goodies like IRST, AESA radar, stealth coatings and an internal or semi-recessed weapons bay.
pure delta wing has low maneuverability/agility at subsonic speed as compare to tailed delta wings they show better sustain turning rate but worse at rapid turn rates @Armchair , they are good at supersonic/ transonic maneuverability/agility though @ArmchairA Mirage 2000 has 1/3rd the RCS of an F-16. With present technology, it is possible not to need a canard by having a V tail and thrust vectoring. This would reduce drag, further increasing range and sustained turn rates. Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest ones. This would be a bit like a smaller YF-23 with smaller V tail and with thrust vectoring, at least if Syed Yusuf has his way.
I do think Syed Yusuf has a good idea here.
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