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Old 08-29-2012, 10:31 PM   #13
Roker

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I sat in on a discussion of this matter on another board I participate in.

A couple fighter pilots and an aerospace engineer disected the image of the plane piece-by-piece and came up with a number of physical reasons that this plane is, at best, 2nd grade stealth technology.

From what I gather (which is not to say from what I understand - because I didn't) the engines on that plane will light up heat seekers just like any other jet engine. They're not shrouded or baffeled in any way to reduce their signature.

Additionally, the canard wing configuration pretty much blows any attempt at stealth. We tried it and scrapped it because it just couldn't be done. There are physics behind why they don't work, but they lost me at that point.

Following that discusssion I'm pretty much convinced (for all that's worth) that this plane does not have a full stealth capability.

An old Tomcat would be putting missiles up this things ass form 150 miles out.
China solves problems differently than the US. Time is an element in their planning. A hundred years is not a long time in their planning cycles. Clearly, China is way, way behind. This is a pretty major first step. By 2060 I suspect they will have a newer version, and by 2111 I suspect their aircraft will be awesome. Thats just China.

lol. otoh, they will have the best manned aircraft in an unmanned aircraft world.
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