Well while waiting for the
Patch Releases to come out, I offer some
comparative and
insightful reading. If you are not comfortable in reading
technical material, than beyond some of the graphs this
isn't for you.
I like
AUSA as these guys are mostly aviation specialists and scientists.
They use open and other sources and have the capability to wind tunnel aircraft designs to come up with data concerning radar cross sections etc. that are gleamed from such testing.
The focus here is on
F-35 versus many others. What is interesting in some cases, is how viable in todays world some older aircraft still are in certain categories shown in the tables.
It is further interesting to see how what was written then still holds true to what's been posted up to now on
F-35.
It is
absolutely important to note that the
T-50/PAF-FA is and has been
DOA since
India dropped out of the program about
3/4 years ago.
This is
significant in that the tables were using the design capabilities for that program at that time. India
specifically dropped out because Russia was trying to cut costs, which felt would (
And would end up doing so.) significantly compromise it's "standing" as a
5th GEN fighter. As I've already posted numerous times, most experts now consider the
T-50 as a
4th GEN ++ aircraft.
Concerning the
J-20 from
China, the jury is still out on it as well, however more recent data is showing that it's also closer to an
advanced 4th GEN or
might end up also in the
4th GEN++ category.
It's
important to maintain that information in "
the back of your mind" when reading this.
The "
bottom-line" is from the aviation "
purists" is, and I'll just use our games timeline (Though it goes beyond that.), there is only
one true 5TH GEN fighter in the world and that's of course the
F-22 RAPTOR.
All that being said this is a very good read and still
relevant today.
http://www.ausairpower.net/jsf.html
And they do an excellent job with
Anti-Air Missiles as well.
Regards,
Pat
