Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system
by sandworm101 on Sunday July 12, 2020 @12:57AM
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Yes but to win the fight first you have to get to the fight. These low-speed abilities mean russian aircraft can operate from much shorter/poorer strips than western jets. They are the product of a different mindset, a more defensive strategy. I doubt the f22 has ever touched grass.
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Re:An F-22 test pilot on the Raptor's flight control system
by scarier on Sunday July 12, 2020 @01:09AM
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To be fair, even non-supermaneuverable Russian jets have good unimproved-field performance--old-school tech like intake screens plays a much bigger role here than fancy thrust vectoring and fly-by-wire controls.
But they absolutely are a product of a different mindset, and have been wildly successful in certain aspects.