The air force is probably trolling and bringing some MIG-15 fagots
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The air force is probably trolling and bringing some MIG-15 fagots
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They seem to have the dubious honour of showing up and using the time at Red Flag to sniff at all the electronics and such without really taking part.
I'll be interested in the Eagle on Flanker action myself.
Don't bother, kosse is one of the most anti-anything Russian members of this forum, just check his post history.
So save yourself time and effort, in short - don't feed the troll.
Hopefully they will make another IMAX movie of this Red Flag. Definitely curious what aircraft RuAF will bring to the exercise.
So what? Gotta fill the SPECTRA databases with something else than Western Jets for a change...
The US Air Force claims the F-15C is in several respects inferior to, or at best equal to, the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-35/37, Rafale, and EF-2000, which are variously superior in acceleration, maneuverability, engine thrust, rate of climb, avionics, firepower, radar signature, or range. Although the F-15C and Su-27P series are similar in many categories, the Su-27 can outperform the F-15C at both long and short ranges
http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/...ghter/f15.html
Many pundits, such as the Federation of American Scientists, assert that in an individual dogfight, the MiG-29 is potentially better than the F-15 Eagle or F-16 Fighting Falcon. MiG-29s of the German Luftwaffe have demonstrated their advantage in within-visual-range (WVR) engagements during training missions against Western F-14, F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 fighters.[3] The success of the MiG-29 during DACT was partly due to its ability to use its helmet-mounted sight (HMS) to achieve high off-boresight targeting solutions for the Archer SRM. The HMS allowed German pilots to achieve a lock on any target the pilot could see within the missile field of regard, including those almost 45 degrees off boresight.[4] In contrast, the U.S. aircraft were only able to lock onto targets in a narrow window directly in front of the aircraft's nose. However, the USAF and US Navy achieved Initial Operational Capability of the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System and AIM-9X in late 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29
In long-range encounters, with its superior radar the Su-27 can launch a missile before the F-15C does, so from a purely kinematic standpoint, the Russian fighters outperform the F-15C in the beyond-visual-range fight. The Su-35 phased array radar is superior to the APG-63 Doppler radar in both detection range and tracking capabilities. Additionally, the Su-35 propulsion system increases the aircraft’s maneuverability with thrust vectoring nozzles
http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/...ghter/f15.html