hey Fatty who is fatter? who is thinner?
hey fatty do you know why they are call drop tanks? he fatty who is thinner
hey fatty you got extenal you got so tired two air to ground and two amraam you have such small pouch, hey fatty you got externals hey fatty you got externals hey fatty
you are wrong since as early as 1950 aerodynamics engineers knew internal weapon bays but they always used external hardpoints, (only american fighters before the age of stealth with internal weapons bay were F-111 a lousy fighter and F-106 a huge aircraft highly under powered) the only true advantage of F-35 over the F-16 is stealth, yes only stealth, the rest you are wrong 5th generation fighters need more powerful engines because of the extra volume and size which causes extra drag, with high powerful engines F-22 can achieve similar numbers to a clean F-15 and with TVC nozzles higher agility.
And on the contrary I think the details we do have does allow for a certain degree of confidence. If you don't mind me asking (because I don't think you directly addressed this in your earlier comments), what do you make of the following anecdotes, that China wanted to make a smaller purchase and that they were refused the right to open up the Su-35s systems for modification and integration into their own? How do you think this might affect the likelihood for future purchases?
F-35 can share data, too. A group of Su-35 will still be detected first due to lack of stealth.
Wrong. China has already started the switch by discontinuing further development on air-superiority version of J-11, and shifting the focus of the Flanker platform to more ground-attack roles.
Radar is advancing, and when Su-35 can see further, the F-35 can see even further. In the end, the side without stealth remains in disadvantage.
I can assure you the Su-35 will never get the chance to get close enough to do WVR engagement. This assertion of mine has already been proven in multiple exercises performed in US, and recently in China. The only time non-stealth fighters can get close enough to stealth fighters is when the latter permit such an occurrence.
That's just an excuse Russian give because they are not advanced enough to make the two work together.
F-22 flies the fastest, followed by F-35, then F-16, and finally F-86. The fighters that have stealth and internal weapon bays fly faster than fighters that don't.
Su-57 and Su-35 are both much larger with more powerful engines than MiG-15. By your flawed reasoning above, Su-57 and Su-35 are both more draggy and inferior to MiG-15. You should phone Russian Defense Ministry and tell them to stop procuring Su-57 and Su-35 and restart production of the smaller MiG-15 instead. LOL!
You just contradicted yourself. You claim J-20 can't be good without decent engines, then claim fighters like F-22 can be beaten anyway even with good engines. If having good engines is important, then Su-35 and Su-57 will lose because American engines are better. If engine capabilities are not important, Su-35 and Su-57 will still lose because of lack of stealth. Do you like it? I don't think so, but what I am saying is the truth.
I think b787 receives most of his news from Sputnik and RT. These Russian outlets always claim something ludicrous like the PAK FA will slaughter F-35s like turkeys or how their S-400 will intercept any ICBM will 90% probability rate. They intentionally play down aircraft such as the F-22, J-20, or F-35 because they know that their beloved PAK FA probably cannot compete. And that's not even mentioning their 3D TVC "wunderwaffe" ... it now appears that the Russians are desperate to downplay Chinese military advancements as the latter has already surpassed them in several key areas.