F-22 vs PKA-FA thrust vectoring

playloud · by **playloud** » 31 Jan 2018, 18:49

sprstdlyscottsmn wrote:
playloud wrote:[nerd]Just an FYI, that was Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, not Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Also, the Klingon was "General" Chang.[/nerd]

But yeah, it totally fits.

[nerd] It's been forever, is that the one with the Bird of Prey that can fire while cloaked?[/nerd]

That's the one!

charlielima223 · by **charlielima223** » 31 Jan 2018, 19:57

To me the one thing that stands out about the Raptor is how much excess power the thing has.

mixelflick · by **mixelflick** » 01 Feb 2018, 17:29

charlielima223 wrote:To me the one thing that stands out about the Raptor is how much excess power the thing has.

And if some of the comments are to be believed, the F-35 too (in subsonic realm). Granted, not as much as the 22 but as 2nd best and given the excess power aircraft like Typhoon have... mighty impressive.

charlielima223 · by **charlielima223** » 02 Feb 2018, 00:48

mixelflick wrote:
And if some of the comments are to be believed, the F-35 too (in subsonic realm). Granted, not as much as the 22 but as 2nd best and given the excess power aircraft like Typhoon have... mighty impressive.

All three are amazing performers in their own right.

mixelflick · by **mixelflick** » 02 Feb 2018, 16:41

Typhoon really is something. But if I have the $ I'm buying the F-35. Similar performance, better range, SA and VLO. Can't imagine paying the same or more $ for a non VLO jet...

popcorn · by **popcorn** » 01 Mar 2018, 12:04

Raptor flipping...

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/18 ... t-altitude

swiss · by **swiss** » 01 Mar 2018, 17:09

popcorn wrote:Raptor flipping...

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/18 ... t-altitude

Holy moly. Thats really impressive! :shock:

popcorn · by **popcorn** » 01 Mar 2018, 23:04

What is that maneuver called?

SpudmanWP · by **SpudmanWP** » 01 Mar 2018, 23:11

popcorn wrote:What is that maneuver called?

It's titled.. "Blocked by my Company Firewall"...

Come on people.. Youtube it.

sprstdlyscottsmn · by **sprstdlyscottsmn** » 01 Mar 2018, 23:36

Just looks like the top of a Power Loop.

gc · by gc » 02 Mar 2018, 07:34

Now look at this inverted forward somersault.

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/18 ... t-altitude

popcorn · by **popcorn** » 02 Mar 2018, 07:56

gc wrote:Now look at this inverted forward somersault.

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/18 ... t-altitude

look at what I posted...

gta4 · by **gta4** » 02 Mar 2018, 13:11

This is by far the fastest pitching up/down performed by a fighter jet. Faster than the whole Flanker and Fulcrum family:
(clip from Lt. Metz's lecture)

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popcorn · by **popcorn** » 02 Mar 2018, 13:17

Lt. Metz?

mixelflick · by **mixelflick** » 02 Mar 2018, 16:28

gta4 wrote:This is by far the fastest pitching up/down performed by a fighter jet. Faster than the whole Flanker and Fulcrum family:
(clip from Lt. Metz's lecture)
22 fast pitch.gif

That's quite a bit more "aggressive" than the power loop performed at airshows I've been to. Is this something new, or is it part of an airshow routine OR maybe operational testing?