Friday, September 04, 2009



Science
India's First Stealth Fighter Scheduled to Fly in 4 Months
Jason Mick (Blog) - August 31, 2009 2:07 PM
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the new fighter uses thrust vector control (TVC) to redirect engine output for vertical take-off/landing and greater maneuverability. The exact extent of the fighter's TVC abilities remain to be seen, but HAL and Sukhoi are bragging that it will be more maneuverable than either of Lockheed Martin's fifth generation fighters.
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One difference that is known is that the Indian variant will feature twin seats. The Indian variant will also largely use Indian-developed weapons such as the Astra, a Beyond Visual Range missile currently under development by the nation. However, it will also be compatible with a variety of other payloads and countermeasures. Alexei Fedorov, president of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation assures, "The prototype will take off this year." Assuming it meets its schedule, Russia and India may finally be prepared to give America a real challenge at last in terms of air superiority. Currently, most of India's 852 combat air craft are Soviet-era relics.

... holy Ghandi ...
... this is a nice plane ...


# posted by intcoex : 11:48 AM




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