Corsair1963 wrote:Old quote and I doubt Gen. Hostage beliefs that today with the far more mature F-35 now in service. As a matter of fact I doubt you would find any Senior USAF Leader or F-22/F-35 Pilot that would stand behind that..........
Its not old, it was barely 6 years ago and the capabilities of the F-35 now were already known back then. In fact if you look at his statements, he said that if an F-35 was to be caught in a dogfight it would have the maneuverability and thrust to weight of an F-16.
So he was not referring to a block 2A F-35 in 2014 which was limited to 3Gs IIRC, he was already referring to a mature block 3F version with a full 9G envelope. He already knew what the F-35 would be capable of in 2020 and thats where he based his statements.
Sorry, the F-22 isn't getting many of the sensor capabilities of the F-35. Honestly, surprising you would even mention such a thing. As it has been discussed here at length.....
Much of the F-35's sensor advantages over the F-22 are more pronounced in the A-G role than the A-A role. in fact in the
A-A the F-22 still holds some major advantages in sensors over the F-35, the AN/ALR-94 has 30 receiver antennas where as the F-35's AN-ASQ-239 only has 10. The APG-77(v1) uses the same T/R modules as the APG-81 and its bigger and more powerful. These 2 systems provide the Raptor with more than enough SA to conduct A-A.
And contrary to what Ret. Col David Chip Burke said about speed and maneuverability being the "least impressive" thing about the F-22, Ret Col. Terry Scott said in the fighterpilot podcast that the Raptor's flight control were his choice when asked what was the F-22's best strong suite. He also said the super cruise was crucial in that the difference between .9 mach and 1.5 mach is so great because the enemy cannot defend.