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No offense but i am bit disappointed at the Russians on this one. The appearance of PAK-FA design looks no where as stealthy as F-22 or even F-35 but I am not denying that the Plane is a 5th generation Stealth air craft. The rear of PAK-FA is exposed for IRST systems which have the capability to detect BVR..
So is the F-35...
belly of PAK-FA is not as sleek as F-22 and F-35 meaning the RCS is not going to be as less as the American stealth fighter.
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What about the YF-23? it has a similar belly to the Fakfa, and the YF-23 is said to have a smaller rcs than the YF-22. Also Sukhoi has said it is vertually invisible to radar.
agreed with growler pak-fa is nuts russians are making fool of india i think Latest F 15 eagle have a kill on it i dont see pakfa capable ruling over any 5 generation fighter jet im not doing this becoz of it is for india but reality is that so much hype was created waste trillions of dollars on this machine is in garbage bag no use any latest 4 gen fighter jet will bring this pak fa down
How can you tell an aircrafts capabilities just by looking at it? The Russians have reduced the RCS dramatically on the SU-35, so this should be a leap. About the F-15, the SU-30mki can match it, and the SU-35 is superior to the MKI. The F-15 would have a hard time trying to kill something it can't see. Moreover, the Pakfa is to have AESA and a new generation of weapons.
Remember this is just a prototype, the final product will look very different, i'm sure. Everying looks stealthy except for the rear, but i excpect that to be changed to some extent.
Look at the F-22 and YF-22 prototypes, they're very different.
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