U.A.E. to Build Russian Warplane as Mideast Tensions Rise

[Penguin]

Aren't we talking about the LMFS now.. forget that illustration, we agreed it was just an illustration..

You yourself kept going back to it ....

Of course it does. But then again, so did the US Navy version of the F-117 .

F-117N concept proposed to the US Navy with AMRAAM missiles mounted on the bomb bay door

Artist concept of the A/F-117X offered to the US Navy

A/F-117X drawing

as compared to F-117

From: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/bomber/f117/pics03.shtml

 

[The SC]

Nice design concept.. hope they will build on it like the US did with F-117..

 

[Stuttgart001]

Nice design concept.. hope they will build on it like the US did with F-117..

Forget about the design. The intake of nose increases the RCS substantially and makes the large diameter antenna hard to mount.

 

[The SC]

Forget about the design. The intake of nose increases the RCS substantially and makes the large diameter antenna hard to mount.

With that design there will be no need for a cooler for the AESA radar, also the air intake will help absorb radar waves and deflect them inside.. it is a viable concept..