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[KG26_Alpha]

Nice pic Krupi

Agreed Tomcat

Sorry the thread went off at a tangent.

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

Alpha, you can lol as much as you like dude,

Thxz LOL

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

Thxz LOL

[JG53Frankyboy]

one can wonder if such super 'fighters' are still needed in the conflicts nowadays.
These high manouverable superpower monsters are mostly flying straight and releasing smart weapons.......

A much cheaper plane, even with a turboprop (like the Pilatus or Tucano planes), could be equipted with such a weapon avionic.

This super dogfight ability.....well, cost a lot. If it will ever bee needed, questionable. So every penny put in such hardware might be a waste of money !
But sure, its easier to make a Groundattacker out of a Fighter than otherwise round

The German Luftwaffe wants now all (~140) of its Eurofighters equipted as dual role. in a few years it will be its only combat jet aircraft.

And the future might most propably be even more than today in UAVs. Imagine a modern combatflightsim in 100 years


and btw, im wondering who will make it in India, the Rafale or the Typhoon !
Not that India could do something better with that money............

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

one can wonder if such super 'fighters' are still needed in the conflicts nowadays.
These high manouverable superpower monsters are mostly flying straight and releasing smart weapons.......

A much cheaper plane, even with a turboprop (like the Pilatus or Tucano planes), could be equipted with such a weapon avionic.

This super dogfight ability.....well, cost a lot. If it will ever bee needed, questionable. So every penny put in such hardware might be a waste of money !
But sure, its easier to make a Groundattacker out of a Fighter than otherwise round

The German Luftwaffe wants now all (~140) of its Eurofighters equipted as dual role. in a few years it will be its only combat jet aircraft.

And the future might most propably be even more than today in UAVs. Imagine a modern combatflightsim in 100 years


and btw, im wondering who will make it in India, the Rafale or the Typhoon !
Not that India could do something better with that money............

I completely agree. UAVs are making most of the dirty jobs at a fraction of the cost of a manned ground attacker, it wouldn't surprise me if in 20 years' time we won't have piloted vehicles, but it'll be all done from a computer room..

[JG52Krupi]

India iirc are getting the Russian t-50

[JG53Frankyboy]

later perhaps, in some years...... replacement for their Su-30.
but now there is a competition for a "medium" Multirole Fighter, and the last ones are the Typhoon and the Rafale for that.

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

later perhaps, in some years...... replacement for their Su-30.
but now there is a competition for a "medium" Multirole Fighter, and the last ones are the Typhoon and the Rafale for that.

Ah okay well typhoon should win hands down

[TomcatViP]

JG52Krupi said : India iirc are getting the Russian t-50

Humm I guess that you are one of those proud Russian or I might be wrong

Yeah it's (again) a fantastic and ingenious Sukhoi design. Proud Russians can be.

My point in naming it by its Indian/Russian (oh sry) ... Russian/Indian) project' name instead was to attract readers on the prob funny tech transfers.

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by TomcatViP

JG52Krupi said : India iirc are getting the Russian t-50

Humm I guess that you are one of those proud Russian or I might be wrong

Yeah it's (again) a fantastic and ingenious Sukhoi design. Proud Russians can be.

My point in naming it by its Indian/Russian (oh sry) ... Russian/Indian) project' name instead was to attract readers on the prob funny tech transfers.

Lmao what an earth are you on about I am British for a start!